Bag bills may bewilder consumers
Every few years, an industry for self-serving reasons tries to exploit California’s loose rules for putting propositions on its ballot....
Tom Elias
Sep 21, 2016


First wave-produced electricity in US goes online in Hawaii
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — In the waters off the coast of Hawaii, a tall buoy bobs and sways in the water, using the rise and fall of the...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 19, 2016


MID refunds 2008 bonds
Long water season ends Wendy Alexander/Madera Tribune File Photo Irrigation water flows through a canal near Road 23 and Avenue 15 in...
John Rieping
Sep 18, 2016
Woman facing animal cruelty charges
More than 25 dogs have been seized by Madera County Animal Control, after nearby residents reported the animals starving and suffering in...
DJ Becker
Sep 14, 2016


Supes uphold quarry vote
Those for or against a proposed Austin Quarry sit in the lobby of the Madera County Government Center after filling all seats in the...
John Rieping
Sep 14, 2016
Forest bears scars of nature
A trip on Monday to Yosemite National Park left us shocked at the number of dead and burned trees in the park and along the roads leading...
Chuck Doud
Sep 14, 2016


County to weigh appeal of quarry OK
Map courtesy of No on Austin Quarry The Madera County Planning Commission okayed the proposed Austin Quarry by a 3-2 vote in a lengthy...
John Rieping
Sep 10, 2016
Looking out, from the inside, on quarry project
After working as a geologist for more than 20 years with a California-based environmental consulting company, I was a bit wary of jumping...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 10, 2016









