Blessings on our veterans; we owe them a lot
Tuesday’s election in Madera County had an unprecedented turnout of voters. I arrived at the Madera County Clerk’s office at around 7...
Tami Jo Nix
Nov 10, 2018


Lest we forget their eager service
Madera County Historical Society Several students from Madera High School, shown here, left their classes to join the Army in World War...
Bill Coate
Nov 7, 2018


‘City of Madera’ survived; ‘City of Tulare’ went down
Madera County Historical Society The crew of the “City of Madera” flew this plane in combat in Vietnam. When it was shot down, the...
Bill Coate
Oct 24, 2018


Madera man Air force basic grad
U.S. Air Force photo Raymond Granado. U.S. Air Force Airman Raymond Granado of Madera has graduated from basic military training at...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 23, 2018
Why John McCain wasn’t all that much of a hero
John McCain was not a hero. All humans have breaking points. Many men being tortured give confessions, often telling lies so that other...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 8, 2018


History in the Week of Aug. 12
Madera County Historical Society Over the last 100 years, Madera has been hit with a number of floods, but few reached the level of this...
Bill Coate
Aug 15, 2018


History in the Week of Aug. 5
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, Madera County suspended the payment of bounties on coyote scalps and rabbit...
Bill Coate
Aug 8, 2018


History in the Week of July 22
Madera County Historical Society This is how Yosemite Avenue looked in 1890. In less than 20 years, it had all changed. The automobiles...
Bill Coate
Jul 25, 2018









