

Sheriff Young didn’t miss a thing
For The Madera Tribune Sheriff Marlin Young shakes hands with Ronald Reagan. Marlin Young was the 10th sheriff of Madera County. He began...
Bill Coate
Jul 23, 2024


How the woman faced the outlaw
For The Madera Tribune The grave of Abby Minturn. The woman was alone in a strange land. She had been yanked from her beautiful,...
Bill Coate
Jul 19, 2024


The origins of Madera Unified School District
For The Madera Tribune Webster School, shown here, was one of the one-school districts that reluctantly became part of the Madera Unified...
Bill Coate
Jul 16, 2024


Madera skier has big dreams
For The Madera Tribune Zach Williams was born without his tibia bones and had his legs amputated when he was 18 months hold. Williams is...
Tyler Takeda
Jul 16, 2024


Madera’s first Friend of the Library
For The Madera Tribune This 1906 fire destroyed more than just the county’s records; it also destroyed the County Library, which was...
Bill Coate
Jul 16, 2024


Madera disappointed Fresno on the 4th
For The Madera Tribune In 1889, there was no crowd at the Yosemite Hotel to greet the folks from Fresno who had come to celebrate the 4th...
Bill Coate
Jul 10, 2024


Robbers posed threat to stagecoach passengers
For The Madera Tribune The Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company, headed by Henry Washburn, operated stages to Yosemite from Madera and...
Bill Coate
Jul 6, 2024


Anatomy of a Latina mayor: part 2
Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune File Photo Marge Medellin, the keynote speaker at the 2024 International Women’s Day celebration in...
Bill Coate
Jul 2, 2024









