Madera HOF divers still winning
Madera Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Dennis Rowe and Don McAlister are still at it, winning at the Master’s Springboard Championships...
For The Madera Tribune
Jun 11, 2024
Book Talk: Thomas Perry, ‘The Old Man’
Twenty years ago, Army Intelligence sent Michael Kohler to Libya with $20 million for Faris Hamzah. Hamzah was then to deliver the money...
Jim Glynn
Jun 11, 2024


1970: Political whirlwinds
For The Madera Tribune Councilman John Wells replaced Al Barsotti as mayor of Madera in the election of 1970. In 1970, Madera had a...
Bill Coate
Jun 11, 2024
Training put to use for Search and Rescue team
Last month, members of the Madera Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (MadSAR) Team attended an all-day training in Coarsegold, focused on...
For The Madera Tribune
Jun 11, 2024


City sewer line undergoes repair
Courtesy of Arnoldo Rodriguez Pumps are on site to help repair a hole in the main sewer line headed to the wastewater treatment plant on...
Tyler Takeda
Jun 7, 2024


Angel protects Farmer of the Year
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo John Yakligian. It was Feb. 4, 1976, when the earthquake struck in Guatemala, killing...
Bill Coate
Jun 7, 2024


Madera matches lit the sky
For The Madera Tribune In 1903, C.M. Petty let go of his vision of operating a match factory after it burned to the ground. However, he...
Bill Coate
Jun 7, 2024


Unusual items to auction for charity
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Madera Tribune CFO Nancy Simpson displays a statue of a Viking that is available for auction....
Nancy Simpson
Jun 7, 2024









