Spring wine trail nears
Those who wish to celebrate mothers, springtime or the fruits of the vine will be able to tour seven wineries amid the still green...
The Madera Tribune
May 7, 2017


Madera South student awarded top honor in agricultural services
For The Madera Tribune Frank Chavira, a junior at Madera South High School, accepted the Agricultural Services Entrepreneurship and...
For The Madera Tribune
May 6, 2017


Madera Pump delivers most important resource
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Sam Pistoresi of Madera Pumps enjoys a quiet afternoon on his front porch. For 40 years, Madera Pumps...
For The Madera Tribune
May 4, 2017
Letter: Climate change is the accurate term
Channel 18 (PBS) aired a documentary on the Tuolumne River, “From Glacier to the Golden Gate.” This river was made by glacial action, as...
For The Madera Tribune
May 1, 2017


German prisoners of war tilled Madera’s soil
Madera County Historical Society From December 1944 to February 1946, German prisoners of war, like these shown here in Murdock, Neb.,...
Bill Coate
Apr 25, 2017


Madera ranch wins silver for olive oils
For The Madera Tribune Winners of the San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition, including Madera’s Rosenthal Olive Ranch’s Arbosana oil....
John Rieping
Apr 24, 2017


Years ago in Madera County during the week of April 9
Courtesy of The Madera County Historical Society Students from Jan Duke’s class visited John Haskell Shedd’s grave at Arbor Vitae...
Bill Coate
Apr 12, 2017
Farmers among those fearing raids
The specter of peaches and oranges and apricots and artichokes rotting on the ground or on trees hangs over California agriculture this...
Tom Elias
Apr 7, 2017









