

Richard Thomas: Madera’s 3rd fallen police officer
For The Madera Tribune Officer Denny Shannon, shown here was a pallbearer for Officer Richard Thomas who had been shot while...
Bill Coate
May 29, 2024
Fatality in rain
A three-vehicle accident was reported on State Route 41 just south of Jewel Vista Drive during a raining Saturday evening. The crash...
For The Madera Tribune
May 8, 2024
When tragedy strikes
It was six years ago when I received a call that my best friend, Jina, had been killed in a car accident. I was at the office when I...
Nancy Simpson
May 4, 2024


Woman died fighting for her kids
For The Madera Tribune Eva Fridley Garner. Eva Fridley and John Garner were married in Modesto and moved to Madera in 1890. She was 16,...
Bill Coate
Apr 17, 2024
MPD investigates car v. tree fatality
Madera Police Officers were dispatched to south Madera Avenue, just north of Pecan to investigate a single vehicle traffic accident. Upon...
For The Madera Tribune
Apr 10, 2024


Obituary: Bernie McDaniel, Jan. 31, 1938-March 28, 2024
For The Madera Tribune Bernie McDaniel. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Bernie McDaniel, born on Jan. 31, 1938,...
For The Madera Tribune
Apr 8, 2024


Marge Medellin has ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth’
For The Madera Tribune Marge Medellin was the keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day celebration in March. She spoke about her...
Bill Coate
Apr 5, 2024


One son died; one lived
For The Madera Tribune Navy Blue Angels; 1949. Maderan Raleigh Rhodes is shown third from the right. Welton Rhodes and William O. Justice...
Bill Coate
Apr 5, 2024









