For The Madera Tribune Asterisk Talley. LOS ANGELES — The top two-ranked players in the Rolex AJGA Girls Rankings — Aphrodite Deng (1) and Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley (2) — have accepted sponsor invitations to tee it up against the world’s best professional golfers on the LPGA Tour at the JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro, April 13-19 at El Caballero Country Club in Los Angeles. Talley, 17, will make her second consecutive appearance at the JM Eagle LA Champions

Workers at Redrock Environmental Group voted to join Teamsters Local 431.  This vote and victory to join the Teamsters marks a critical step for the new 30-worker unit, the first unit to organize at the company.  The workers overwhelmingly voiced support for joining the Teamsters in the lead up to the election, knowing the unit will be backed by the union to fight for a contract that delivers safety at the workplace, good wages and strong health care benefits for workers at t

For The Madera Tribune Madera High School physical education teachers were surprised to find another student in the Olive Avenue gym Tuesday morning when a young badger was found in the boiler room. Madera Animal Control Officers responded to a very unusual call for service at Madera High School after a badger was discovered hiding inside a storage closet on campus. While animal control officers handle a wide variety of calls, wildlife incidents like this are extremely rare.

Librarians in Madera County are showcasing how math can be fun, no matter how old you are, thanks to a new national grant. Recently, Madera County Library’s Chowchilla Branch became just one of 20 libraries in the country, and the only one in California, to receive a grant from the Simons Foundation spearheading a national math initiative. The grant of $10,000 will fund community engagement with hands-on, interactive math experiences for all ages.

Georgia’s Lane Christensen made the most of a one-race opportunity at Madera Speedway.  The 14-year-old led an international field of drivers in the season opener for the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, steering to victory in his debut start in a 70-lap feature. Christensen was selected to compete following January’s Madera Jr. Late Model Combine, where he outperformed a group of 15 young racers to earn the ride in the season opener.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Master Gardener Rich Gilman holds a plant in the propagation house at Three Sisters Demonstration Garden at Madera Community College. The Madera County Master Gardener Program maintains a little treasure that is located behind the campus of Madera Community College, 30277 Avenue 12. It is a 2-3-acre demonstration garden area called Three Sisters Garden. Master Gardeners Cecelia Sheeter and Tresa Varlas are co-chairing an event, to be held on

For The Madera Tribune The Wasuma Elementary first place team includes Hadley Abbott, Ian Alaniz, Asher Ausley, Ariel Barker, Dominic Garcia, Hosea Glauner, Brinley Lundquist, Emilia Mannara-Keeney, Ryan Reyes, Sofia Ruiz, Jayden Shapiro, Athena Sischo, Paige Stanfill, and coaches Rebecca Ahmadi and Donna Springer. The 2026 Madera County Academic Pentathlon culminated with the Super Quiz and Awards Ceremony on March 7 with Wasuma Elementary School claiming the team championsh

Relay For Life in Madera is an annual fundraiser of the American Cancer Society, and has been a tradition in Madera for nearly 40 years. Every year, participants and sponsors gather at Town and Country Park to honor cancer survivors and to remember those who lost the battle with cancer. Part of that tradition is an event that is held about five weeks prior to Relay For Life, called the Kick Off. On March 28, the Relay For Life Kick Off will be held at Community Action Partner