Opinion: Thanx, QuoVada
May is an auspicious month. It begins with May Day, then the running of the Kentucky Derby, followed by Star Wars day, “May the 4th be...
Tami Jo Nix
May 10, 2024


Madera Post Office kicks off annual food drive
Angel L. de Jesus Jr./The Madera Tribune Madera County Postmaster, Arvin Sekhon, welcomed all to the kick-off of the 32nd Annual Letter...
Nancy Simpson
May 8, 2024


Madera gathers for prayer
Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune About 300 people attend the Madera Prayer Breakfast on Thursday to observe the National Day of Prayer....
Nancy Simpson
May 4, 2024


The Methodist preacher went to war
For The Madera Tribune The Owl Saloon was located on the north side of Yosemite Avenue in the “Tenderloin” district of town. It drew the...
Bill Coate
May 4, 2024
Letters: MAGA Trumpers
While I appreciate Mr. Gaunt’s response to my letter to the Tribune being critical of Chuck Wieland’s characterization of members of the...
For The Madera Tribune
May 4, 2024


Chinatown had its revenge
For The Madera Tribune This 1925 photograph of Sugar Pine was taken three years after fire destroyed the little mountain village and its...
Bill Coate
Apr 30, 2024


Lu Teaford: Queen of the mountains
For The Madera Tribune Lu Bowman and Otis Teaford are shown here on the day of their wedding in 1914. The husband and wife team was...
Bill Coate
Apr 30, 2024
April birthdays
All my life I have heard about April showers, but it was not until April of this year that I began to understand what that means. It is...
Nancy Simpson
Apr 30, 2024



