

Madera’s political turf wars began in 1926
For The Madera Tribune Madera County Sheriff John Barnett (left) is shown here in 1921 with Undersheriff Clarence Osborn and prisoner Ah...
Bill Coate


The Democrats finally won
For The Madera Tribune The Republican banner that stretched across Yosemite Avenue in 1890 should not lead one to believe that Madera was...
Bill Coate


Unusual traffic stop in Madera County
For The Madera Tribune During a traffic stop for excessive speed, a spider monkey, about a month old, was discovered in a car. It is...
For The Madera Tribune


Saroyan remembered Madera High students
For The Madera Tribune William Saroyan. William Saroyan didn’t seem to need anyone’s approval. He almost never went to a college or...
Bill Coate
Why we use the Gregorian Calendar
We are at the beginning of a New Year, and as we celebrate the arrival of 2025, we may want to visit how our calendar came to be, and...
Nancy Simpson


Boy delivered the Tribune on horseback
For The Madera Tribune This temper tantrum thrown by the Fresno River in 1958 was nothing compared to its rage in 1938 when it left its...
Bill Coate


How an arrow wound kept Dr. Leach in the Valley
For The Madera Tribune Dr. Louis Leach. For thousands of years Native Americans held a monopoly on the land that is now the San Joaquin...
Bill Coate


Richard Thomas: Madera’s 3rd fallen police officer
For The Madera Tribune Officer Denny Shannon, shown here was a pallbearer for Officer Richard Thomas who had been shot while...
Bill Coate