Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Ernie Fernandez, shown here on the far right, quickly found out how dangerous a policeman’s life was, especially at night. In March 1947, he and his partner, John Voith apprehended a pair of burglars after a wild car chase complete with blazing pistols. In 1947, Madera was pretty much a peaceful, little town of just over 9,000 people. Most everything seemed to be running smoothly; the town had been fairly calm, and the news was

Edwin Ismael Bahena Dominguez Edwin Ismael Bahena Dominguez was born at Madera Community Hospital on May 2, 2021. Welcoming the newborn are parents Jose A. Bahena and Mara Dominguez of Madera. Grandparents are Octavian Dominguez and Josephfina Torres of Mexico, and Jose Bahena of Mexico and Cynthia Burciaga of Madera. Emilio Jose Ramirez Vasquez Emilio Jose Ramirez Vasquez was born at Madera Community Hospital on May 6, 2021. Welcoming the 7-pound, 19.5-inch newborn are paren

Football, sweaters, jackets and pumpkin flavored everything is making its debut as the Fall season has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. The temperatures are still more like summer than Autumn, at least for the next five days it will still be in the 90s. This is also the beginning of my Zodiac Sign, Libra. My birthday is in 22 days. If anyone cares, I prefer red carnations, milk chocolates and lose my mind over almost anything Ouija Board. Checking out the Halloween stores

Of the 196 countries that signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that took force five years ago, only one — the tiny African country of The Gambia — is on track to cut emissions and keep its promise to meet the goal of limiting global warming. When the signers of the pact met in 2015, they set an objective of not exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the earth’s average temperature before the Industrial Revolution. That plan went into effect on No

Courtesy of Christopher Cross Madera South’s Veronica Ramirez rises up for a kill attempt in Tuesday’s loss to the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers. He had a team-high eight kills Tuesday and added 21 more in a four-set win Wednesday against Fresno Christian. In another busy week for the Madera South Stallions girls volleyball team, head coach Travis McEwoen’s team lost the County/Metro Athletic Conference opener to San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno, but picked up a win against Fresno

Manuel Guillen/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Rae Jackson rises up for a kill in Tuesday’s County/Metro Athletic Conference opener against Edison. She led the team to a four-set victory over the Tigers. Matching up against the Edison-Fresno Tigers in Joe Flores Gym, Madera’s girls volleyball team appeared to be on its way to a flawless victory. The visitors, however, clawed their way back into the match and gave the Coyotes a challenge before eventually taking the loss in four s

Longtime coach at Madera and Madera South high schools, Mark Lohuis, lost his battle with COVID-19 earlier this week. Lohuis was a coach of the 1996 Central Section championship team as well as many other teams during his tenure at Madera and at Madera South. He was a long-time baseball coach, working with former coach Dan Ascanio and most recently John Fernandez, the Madera High School Athletics Director, at Madera South. In addition to teaching physical education at Madera

After a hectic 2020-21 basketball season, the Liberty Hawks and 16 other schools are meeting in the Madera Ranchos for a two-game showcase for players and coaches to shake some rust off before the upcoming season. Along with Liberty, the Madera Coyotes and the Madera South Stallions will also make an appearance in the Liberty Boys Basketball Fall League. The Hawks have a strong core of returning players, including the Madera Tribune’s Boys Basketball MVP Carson Stephens, who