

Twin fires almost wiped Madera off the map
Madera County Historical Society When two horrific fires hit downtown Madera in 1885 and 1886, the only fire fighting equipment the...
Bill Coate
Sep 29, 2018
Courthouse at Bass Lake set to close
The Bass Lake courthouse located at 40601 Road 274, will be closed permanently on Nov. 30. All cases currently pending or filed in Bass...
For The Madera Tribune
Sep 26, 2018


History in the Week of Sept. 16
Madera County Historical Society With Old Timers Day fast approaching, there might be a few Maderans who remember when Preciado’s put up...
Bill Coate
Sep 23, 2018
The high cost of health maintenance
Like most people who have been lucky enough to have outlived their life expectancies at birth, I read the occasional article about the...
Jim Glynn
Sep 23, 2018


Supes vote for $100k to support animal shelter
Wendy Alexander/Madera Tribune File Photo Bradley Flores, and Madera County Animal Shelter Director Kirsten Gross, hold animals at the...
DJ Becker
Sep 15, 2018
Bezos to tackle homelessness
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, and his wife, MacKenzie, have decided to give $2 billion to charities that help the homeless. That...
Chuck Doud
Sep 15, 2018
State narrowly escaped grid scheme
For months, the concept of a Western regional electricity grid advanced steadily through the Legislature, pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown and...
Tom Elias
Sep 15, 2018


History in the Week of Sept. 10
Madera County Historical Society Herman Brammer and son William pose in their shoe store 100 years ago — one year before it was...
Bill Coate
Sep 15, 2018









