For The Madera Tribune More than 100 local cattle producers attend a luncheon meeting with representatives from Turlock Livestock Auction Yard (TLAY) and Zoetis at Will Gill Pavillion. More than 100 local cattle producers attended a luncheon meeting with representatives from Turlock Livestock Auction Yard (TLAY) and Zoetis. The event, held at the Will Gill Pavilion in Madera on March 23, brought together key stakeholders from the cattle industry to address and discuss curre

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Eric Soza swings at a pitch to reach base in the first inning of Monday’s victory over Riverdale. Soza came around to score the first run of the game. Although it wasn’t necessarily the ending Madera South Stallions baseball head coach Donovan Bertoncini drew up, but he’ll take it. After allowing a tying run to the Riverdale Cowboys in the top of the seventh, the Stallions walked off a 3-2 victory with a run on an error in t

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Torres’ Austin Meza tries to slide around the tag from the McLane catcher while trying to score on a short pop up from third. The tag was made to end the first inning Wednesday. The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team fell into a 6-0 hole and almost came back in a loss to the McLane Highlanders at Torres. McLane scored three runs in the first and second innings. However, the Toros scored five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to cut the lead

“We have met the enemy, and he is us.” — Comic strip character, Pogo If you are planning to watch the 2026 movie, Mercy, don’t read this column. The movie is slightly futuristic, and it is a reminder that the future is now. It features two key starring roles: Chris Pratt who plays LAPD detective Chris Raven (the accused) and Rebecca Ferguson who plays AI Judge Maddox (who is also the Jury and Executioner). As the plot develops, Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Sullivan, and

I am writing to express my ardent support for Melanie Barker for Madera County District 5 Supervisor. As a longtime member of this community, I’ve seen many people step into leadership roles, but few with the consistency and commitment that Melanie brings. She has been actively involved in local organizations for decades, including the Oakhurst Chamber of Commerce and MY Club, often the unsung hero behind the scenes donating her time and money. Always focused on strengthening

Foodie Girl, freerangestock.com Corn and black beans go together very well. Adding some colorful bell peppers to the mix is even better. It seems like we sort of get caught in a revolving door, going from one holiday or special event to another, barely getting a chance to catch our breath. I understand that the world of marketing and advertising tends to promote special days very early, because most businesses need to make a profit. And those businesses provide us with a grea

I heard myself saying something (to myself) this morning, thinking “That’s the best thing since flush plumbing.” I remember people using that expression when I was young, but it seems that most people around here don’t use that same one. The one more commonly used seems to be, “That’s the best thing since sliced bread.” I googled that expression when I got to the office, and I read lots of variations of the same “idiom.” Some of them were not very nice, but others were more u

For The Madera Tribune “Captain” Russell Perry Mace, Madera’s first resident. The United States was celebrating its one hundredth birthday. Custer had just made his last stand, and Ulysses S. Grant was in the last year of his presidency. The year was 1876 — a watershed not only in the history of America but in that of the San Joaquin Valley as well, for that was the year Madera, California, was founded. The appearance of civilization between the Chowchilla and Kings Rivers ha