For The Madera Tribune Donald Gene Tischmacher. Donald Gene Tischmacher, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 21, 2026. Don was born on Feb. 6, 1948, in Madera, California, to Jewel and George Tischmacher. He was the eighth of ten children. He was a proud graduate of Madera High School, Class of 1966. On June 29, 1968, Don married his high school sweetheart, Mildred Hernandez. Shortly after their marriage, he was drafted into the United States Army in October 1968 duri

For The Madera Tribune Patricia Angoria Bearden. Patsy’s life was one of generosity, strength, creativity, and love, a legacy that will continue to live on in the many lives she touched. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving sons, Eric Bearden and Paul Jones; her beloved granddaughter, Ava Patricia Jones; her brothers Carl Spencer and Jody Lee; sister Robin Lee; and a devoted longtime friend, Bryant Hutchins. Patsy loved on everyone including a host of extended family m

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo Fastway Chicken is currently under renovation, and is set to open by next week, with plans to have a Grand Reopening Celebration on April 11. Fastway Chicken is widely known through Madera for its fried chicken. One quality is Fastway’s ability to get customers in and out of the restaurant at 749 N. D Street. Unfortunately, when it comes to remodeling the store, it isn’t going as “fast” as owner Kathy Nishimoto wanted.  “This was

Courtesy of Madera Unified School District Andrea Rivera, a senior at Furman Independent Study, delivers her Graduate Profile presentation on Monday, describing the experience as a meaningful step toward graduation. Madera Unified School District continues to strengthen its commitment to preparing students for life beyond high school through its Graduate Profile initiative, now in its second year as a graduation requirement for all seniors. This meaningful capstone experience

For The Madera Tribune The front end of one of the vehicles in a three-vehicle crash Saturday sits on the side of the road. Two lives were claimed in the crash on Road 145 east of State Route 41. California Highway Patrol  Madera officers responded to a three-vehicle crash on Road 145, east of SR-41 on Saturday at about 5:45 p.m. The initial CHP investigation found the driver of a 2018 Dodge Challenger traveling westbound lost control, crossed into the eastbound lane, and col

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Jason Valladares (9) and Gabriel Carrera rise up to block a Sanger West attack in Tuesday’s three-set victory.  This time, it was the opponents making the mistakes for the Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team. Last week, in a four-set loss to Hoover, the Coyotes had 30 hitting errors. However, in Tuesday’s three-set sweep over Sanger West, the Hornets had 16 hits out of bounds and only 17 kills.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres Austin Meza (11) and Trey Garcia congratulate each other after scoring on Caden Warden’s two-run triple in Wednesday’s victory over Central.  The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team fell into a 2-0 hole two batters into the game, but scored the next eight runs and 11 of the final 13 for a victory over Central at Torres.  The Toros tied the score in the bottom of the first, scored six in the third and came back with three runs after Cen

As Women’s History Month comes to an end, I’d like to recognize two women who were developing the modern computer long before most Americans even knew about the electronic device. Their contributions, one in the mid-19th century and the other a hundred years later in the mid-20th century, introduced novel ways of solving problems. Although they lived a century apart, both women helped to guide the development of the computers that we use every day. Ada Lovelace Augusta Ada Ki