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Madera News

Local news for Madera, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

20 hrs ago | Madera Tribune

Stir Crazy: Adding a little red to the blue and white

Several varieties of fresh, sweet cherries are abundant during summer months. Photo by: Cathie Campbell / The Madera Tribune Ah, fresh cherries! It's hard to resist a bowl full of the sweet little fruits.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Life, Fruits, Food

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Madera Tribune

Lt. Jack Nelson retires from law enforcement

After four decades of serving the people of Madera County in law enforcement Lt.

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Related Topix: Madera County, CA

Madera Tribune

The unmaking of a Madera mayor

When Sen. Robert F. Kennedy came to Madera in 1968, to campaign for US president, Madera Mayor John Wells was right behind him, literally.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Fresno Metro

Madera Tribune

Madera lit up to mark July 4th

Tyler DeYoung, 14, helps his uncle Joe Zigler, manager of Pyrospectacular, clean a firework canister of debris as a safety measure in preparation for the 4th of July celebration at the Municipal Golf Course.

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Madera Tribune

5 arrested in marijuana raid

Bags of processed marijuana lie in the bed of a pickup truck after seizure by law enforcement.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Madera County, CA, Merced Metro, Merced, CA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Modesto Bee

Madera casino a tad closer with decision

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has quietly dropped plans to study another potential location for a Madera County casino, in a reversal that saves valuable time for the North Fork Rancheria project.

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Related Topix: Madera County, CA, Indio, CA, North Fork, CA, Sacramento Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Madera Tribune

Council incumbents to run again

City Council Member Sam Armentrout says he has decided to run for a fifth term. City Council Member Robert Poythress has decided to run for a second term.

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Desert Sun

Fire officials lend hand in north

Less than a week after Cathedral City Fire Division Chief Robert VanNortrick returned from fighting a fire in Chico, another desert team was dispatched to help firefighters in northern California.

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Related Topix: Cathedral City, CA, Chico, CA, Chico Metro, Mariposa, CA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

KMPH-TV Fresno

Madera Sheriff's Deputies Find Substantial Amount of Money

Madera Sheriff's Deputies want to know whether you're missing a "substantial amount of cash?" The question comes after deputies were called to an Oakhurst Von's Tuesday morning, where they found the cash.

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Related Topix: Madera County, CA

Madera Tribune

Ragnettis celebrate 70 years

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ragnetti were guests of honor to a celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the First Southern Baptist Church, 711 Nebraska Ave.

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Madera Tribune

'Clash of cultures' in color

The rebuilt and freshly painted storefronts at the refurbished Ace Hi Plaza on Yosemite have recently come under fire for being too loud a color scheme, according to Jim Taubert, executive director of the ...

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Straits Times

Grape seed extract may fight Alzheimer's

A RED grape seed extract that packs the punch of red wine - without the alcohol - could help protect against memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease, research in mice suggests.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health

Madera Tribune

Summer days at the Pan Am Center

Jessica Uribe, 7, left, waits her turn while Jasmine Polanco, 8, uses the computer during a day camp at the Pan Am Center.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Madera Tribune

Breakfast Lions hold installation

The Madera Breakfast Lions installed new officers and directors at their annual Installation and Awards dinner on Saturday.

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Madera Tribune

Madera man completes boot camp in Illinois

Navy Seaman Recruit Pierre Cortes, son of Maria R. Torres of Madera and Salvador Basave of Madera, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Madera Tribune

Oliver fire still roams free

A weather temperature inversion and calm wind conditions caused the community of Oakhurst and surrounding areas to be shrouded in heavy smoke Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Madera County, CA, Fresno County, CA, San Joaquin, CA, Oakhurst, CA, Mariposa, CA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Clovis Independent

Clovis Police & Fire Department Reports

The Clovis Police Department is warning homeowners in new developments to watch out for vehicle burglars, according to a department report.

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Related Topix: Clovis, CA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Sierra Star

Lightning ignites dozens of fires

It wasn't a matter of if, only a matter of when. The Mountain Area fire season kicked off in a hurry over the weekend when a lightning storm Saturday afternoon caused more than two dozen fires.

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Related Topix: Bass Lake, CA, North Fork, CA, Mariposa, CA, Weather, Fish Camp, CA

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Madera Tribune

Mountain wildlands ablaze; about 300 acres burned

Heavy smoke plumes from remote, mountainous wildland fires can be seen from north Madera County on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Madera County, CA, Fish Camp, CA, Oakhurst, CA, Mariposa, CA

Sun Jun 22, 2008

KFMB-am

Area Fire Crews Headed North to Battle Wildfires

CalFire says that approximately 120 area firefighters based in San Diego County are getting ready for deployment to Northern California to fight hundreds of fires.

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Related Topix: San Diego County, CA, Fresno Metro, Napa, CA, Fairfield, CA

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