For The Madera Tribune The once thriving village of Berenda was home to this showcase of education, Berenda School, seen here in the...

This week I had the pleasure of meeting with a man named Royal Goodman, a retired Vietnam veteran of Madera. Royal has written several...

Gravy by the Slice has been missing from this spot for a while. It’s probably not too hard to figure out why. Fred’s death has left me...

To veterans, the loved ones of the fallen, current service members and their families, it is Independence Day. On July Fourth, we...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune From left, Ron Bell, Verla Baldridge, Midge Bell, Victoria Cazarez-Pajarillo and Frank Pajarillo are...

For The Madera Tribune Lou Emmert is shown here in 1944 near Quantico, Virginia, posing as a hitchhiker wearing her military uniform....

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Pastor Sammy Neely, right, presents Stanley Mackey with a certificate of appreciation, on behalf on...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera County Superior Court Judge Ernie LiCalsi talks with Hasani Heard, the lead student prosecutor...