It’s been a year since I revisited my old standby topic for this column: California’s High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA). That’s because nothing much has happened. Oh sure, if you drive up and down the valley, you can probably see people working on various projects every day. They have jobs to do, and they are well-paying jobs. According to the CAHSRA website, the Authority sent out requests for proposals to contractors for laying tracks. The Board approved $3.5 billion for t

The Chowchilla-Madera County Fair proudly celebrated its historic 80th anniversary Fair, held May 7-10, marking one of the most successful fairs in the organization’s history. This milestone year brought tremendous growth across nearly every aspect of the event, reflecting the continued strength and support of the community. One of the highlights of the 2026 Fair was the all-time record-breaking livestock auction, which generated $1,078,747.60 in sales, demonstrating the incr

For The Madera Tribune Alview Dairyland 4-H’s Zane Mielke winning Reserve Best of Show in Poultry at the Chowchilla-Madera Fair. For the month of May, Alview-Dairyland 4-H members and their animals attended the Chowchilla-Madera Fair. Alview-Dairyland had 25 members who sold their animals. There were members whose animals didn’t make weight requirements, but they were still able to show in showmanship. Alview-Dairyland had a lot of members showing large animals such as swine,

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Madera-area City/County Baseball All-Stars get ready for Sunday’s game playing for the County in a 14-5 loss. From left are Eric Nelson (Madera), Anthony Gaitan (Liberty), Zach Sanchez (Madera), Nicola Cercone (Liberty), Davion Pino (Madera) and Alonzo Del Toro (Matilda Torres). FRESNO — Even with the help of six Madera-area baseball players couldn’t hold off the City in the 59th annual City/County All-Star Baseball game held at Chukchansi

As we approach our nation’s 250th birthday, it’s worth reviewing the evolution of our revolution. Let’s review the current adaptive status of America’s original peoples: Indians. Many tribes have acquired casinos to combat the poverty forced on them by the greed of American policies and practices. Unfortunately, too many casino-owning Indian tribes continue the ugly, federal policy of assimilation against their own people. Assimilation was a 100-plus year American government

Cal Fire will be conducting a prescribed burn near Tesoro Viejo on Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. A total of about 104 acres will be burned. Prescribed burns aim to reduce large conflagrative fires and high suppression costs to Madera residents. The prescribed burn will start on Tesoro Viejo Boulevard, and extend north to the Madera Canal. The project will help reduce the fire threat to Tesoro Viejo, located along the State Route 41 corridor. There should be little impact on SR

The Madera County Cattlemen’s Association had some outstanding applicants for the 2026 scholarship program. They awarded a 4-year scholarship for $2,000 per year, a Millie Meders Scholarship for $2,000, a $2,500 Mike Urruitia Scholarship and a trade school scholarship for $2,000. This year, a 4-year Will Gill Scholarship for $2,000 a year was added to the program. Victoria Herd The MCCA 4-year scholarship was awarded to Victoria Herd, a senior at Madera South High School, who

For The Madera Tribune/File Photo Piper Hoffrage sits in the deconstructed body of a PT-17 Stearman that her father, Mike Hoffrage is working on rebuilding. Hoffrage is now working on creating the Central Cal. Aviation Museum in an old hanger at the Madera Airport. Hoffrage hopes to start aviation museum Right after World War II, several thousand aircraft were sent to boneyards across the country after serving in combat, while others — some fresh from the factory — were place