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Nancy Simpson
FMCL, supporters of the local library
Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune File Photo The Friends of the Madera County Library at last year’s Old Timer’s Parade, set up their...
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Attempted kidnapping along Fresno River Trail
For The Madera Tribune Madera County Sheriff’s Office sets up a command post to search for a kidnapping suspect. The MCSO searched for...
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Bill Coate
Medellin: Anatomy of a Latina mayor
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo Former Madera Mayor Marge Medellin and her son, Andy. Marge Medellin will always be a...
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MCH receives loan funds
Madera Community Hospital received its first disbursement from the approved $57M Distressed Hospital Loan last week. These funds are...
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Bill Coate
Card game turned violent on Yosemite Avenue
For The Madera Tribune Most bars in early Madera were sane and orderly like the Peerless Saloon and Pool Hall shown here. Occasionally,...
Nancy Simpson
Bless your heart and shut my mouth
Everyone who knows me is aware that I grew up in the South, and anyone who is “Southern” uses a lot of expressions. It is such a part of...
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Tyler Takeda
Too many mistakes for MALL All-Stars
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera American’s Rick Avila looks up for the call after hitting home plate before the tag on a passed...