Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A section of Yosemite Avenue is detoured at E Street as construction crews from Rolfe Construction continue working on replacing the water mains. People driving through downtown may have to maneuver around traffic cones or suffer delays, but it’s all for the better in the long run. The City of Madera is working diligently to replace the water main underneath Yosemite Avenue, some of which have not been replaced in more than 75 years. All o

Madera County is teaming with the community to help create a comprehensive action plan to make it safer and easier for students and families to walk, bike, and roll to and from school. County supervisors are partnering with Caltrans, Madera Unified School District, law enforcement, the City of Madera and community leaders for a call to action in a new public service announcement to develop a Safe Routes to School Plan. The PSA encourages the community to get involved, and why

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

The Chowchilla-Madera County Fair announced a new partnership with Butler Amusements, who will serve as the Fair’s official carnival provider. The Chowchilla-Madera County Fair will run from May 7-10. This partnership brings one of the most respected and recognized carnival operators in the western United States to the Fair, ensuring an exceptional experience for fairgoers of all ages. The Chowchilla Junior Fair was incorporated in 1946 as the Madera County Livestock Associa

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Participants finish the final lap during the annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes march against sexual assault at Courthouse Park last year. The event is hosted by CAPMC Victim Services. Community Action Partnership, Madera County (CAPMC) is recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a couple of events. One of the events is to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Day on Tuesday by wearing teal. Then, CAPMC will host N

For The Madera Tribune Matilda Gilmore Brown, shown here on the left in this 1957 photograph, was the daughter of John Gilmore and Jennie Cunningham Gilmore Mace. Madera pioneers Craig Cunningham and Mrs. George Goucher are shown with her celebrating Old Timer’s Day. Elizabeth Evans held the hand of her 4-year-old son, Charles, as she watched her husband march off to war with his friend Russel Perry Mace. John Evans had joined company A of the 11th Regiment of Louisiana Volun

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Local dignitaries, officials and construction partners gather for a ground-breaking ceremony for Madera County Crisis Stabilization & Sobering Center at 14277 Road 28 on Friday. Madera County took another powerful step forward in improving lives and public safety with the groundbreaking of the new state-of-the-art Crisis Stabilization and Sobering Center Friday morning. The Center will support thousands of residents battling mental health a

For The Madera Tribune Alfredo and Caterina Farnesi. The woman left her little Italian village in the province of Lucca and walked along the dusty road with a cart full of flowers to sell. Suddenly she stopped and thought, “I don’t want to live this kind of life anymore; I want to go to America.” The year was 1921, and the young women was 22 year-old Caterina Tocchini. Caterina’s decision to go to America was perhaps made easier by the fact that her sister, Costanza, had immi