

New transport program aids three-legged dog
Eevee, a stray with extensive injuries, can be seen before medical care and a new program helped the dog find adoption. (Courtesy of...
The Madera Tribune
Aug 16, 2016
Let supervisors know you don’t want quarry
The Madera County Planning Commission recently approved Vulcan Materials Company’s development of the Austin Quarry, which will be...
For The Madera Tribune
Aug 10, 2016


New party boosted by election frustrations
In 2011, a handful of U.S. college professors and a few others began to build a political platform for a new party, but it wasn’t until...
John Rieping
Aug 6, 2016
Rabid bat found in Fresno; clinic set for Saturday
Testing of a dead bat found in downtown Fresno last week confirmed it had rabies, according to Fresno County Department of Public Health....
John Rieping
Aug 3, 2016


Campfires, outdoor smoking banned outside cities
Rob Gutro/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center A satellite image shows the Central Valley bridged by smoke Saturday from the Soberanes Fire,...
John Rieping
Aug 3, 2016


Almonds likely still king of county agriculture
County crop report slated for late August Almonds are harvested on a ranch in Madera County. Farmers throughout the county have begun...
John Rieping
Jul 31, 2016
Irrigation district extends water season
3 board seats open for nominees Local irrigation canals won’t be drying up just yet. Though originally projected to end this week,...
John Rieping
Jul 27, 2016
Local quarry decision irks residents
When some Madera County supervisors had no questions on an 11,000-page EIR (Environmental Impact Report) during a seven-hour meeting...
For The Madera Tribune
Jul 23, 2016



