For The Madera Tribune At left is Madera County Superior Court Judge candidate Katherine Rigby. Deputy District Attorney Katherine Rigby formally filed her paperwork to run for Madera County Superior Court Judge in the June 7 primary. Rigby was honored to have eight of the Madera County Superior Court Judges present with her showing their support when completed her paperwork to run for judge. Rigby is a fourth generation Maderan. After attending Madera schools she attended Fr

Karen Fasimpaur, Wikimedia Commons Strawberries are arriving. Why not enjoy them in a delicious pie this Spring? As of March 20, it is officially Spring time. Most people I know are so happy that Daylight Savings Time is back. I have nothing against DST, but I do detest the going back and forth. I would be happy to see the end of all that, as it may only be one hour one way or the other, but my body doesn’t take kindly to it. By the time I get used to it, it is time to change

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Congressman Richard Nixon is seen here campaigning from a station wagon parked on Yosemite Avenue in 1950. He came back to Madera two years later to campaign for Vice President. Thursday, Sept. 18, 1952, was a big day for both Senator Richard M. Nixon and the City of Madera. It was a presidential election year, and California’s junior senator had been chosen by General Dwight David Eisenhower to be his running mate in the race

One of the most important events of the year in our community of Madera, is Relay For Life. Of course, as happened with many events, Relay For Life was put on hold during 2020, and for the year 2021, the event was fully virtual. This year, Relay For Life is back, and the event is scheduled for Saturday, April 30, with the closing ceremonies on May 1, at Town and Country Park. This event benefits the American Cancer Society, and is a fundraiser for cancer research. Each year (

For The Madera Tribune St. Joachim School student body president Eli Sablan presents the check to the Knights of Columbus Deputy Grand Knight Joseph Sanchez. With Sablan are Father Shaji and Arianna Castro. In a world that often seems wracked with problems that are simply to large to fix, one local school is doing what they can with what they have for those in need. The students and staff at St. Joachim School wanted to do something to help the citizens of Ukraine. Fifth grad

The City of Madera, in partnership with The Pacific Companies, MORES, and the Madera Chamber of Commerce, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially celebrate the completion of Esperanza Village, a new downtown housing project located at 125 N. C Street. The ribbon cutting for Esperanza Village will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Esperanza Village is a 48-unit affordable housing development located in the heart of Downtown Madera. In 2019, the City of Madera, in collabor

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Rudy (Matthew Ledesma), left, gets dating advice from Alex, (Henry Mercado) during the opening scene of the Coyote Drama Productions presentation of the play, Novio Boy. The play opens March 18 and runs March 19, 24, 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and will also have a matinee at 2 p.m on March 19 at Coyote Arena Theater, 200 South L Street. Tickets are $10 for adults, students & seniors 55+ are $7. There is a Mexican dinner show on March 25 at 6 p.m.,

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Sheriff Sampson W. Westfall bit off more than he could chew when he tried to give one ne’er-do-well a second chance. When Samson Westfall ran against John Jones in 1910, and jerked the sheriff’s badge away from the two-term lawman, he thought the job would be a breeze. After all, he had served once before as sheriff of Madera County, from 1895 to 1899, and things had gone along smoothly then. He had reckoned, however, without T