

The first to go; the first to die
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society The first six men to be drafted into the Army from Madera in WWI with Herbert Macon,...
Bill Coate
Nov 10, 2021


Chinese autopsy raised a ruckus in Borden
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Yee Chung is shown here with both of his wives. He started the Borden Chinese Cemetery...
Bill Coate
Nov 6, 2021


Obituary: Giuseppe 'Joe' Chiaradia
For The Madera Tribune Giuseppe “Joe” Chiaradia. Giuseppe “Joe” Chiaradia passed away on September 6, 2021 at the age of 76, in Fresno,...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 29, 2021


Community mourns Thornton
Madera Tribune File Photo Community volunteer and former broadcaster David “Ross,” Thornton, 80, died Oct. 18, following a long illness....
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 28, 2021


Cop killer barely escaped vigilante justice in Madera
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Walter Yeager, shown here, was hanged in San Quentin for the murder of Madera traffic...
Bill Coate
Oct 16, 2021


From furniture to caskets; kindness carried on
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society In 1916, Jay Chapel used this hearse to transport the remains of an Indigent Chinese man...
Bill Coate
Oct 9, 2021
Opinion: Celebrating, mourning Kary
I am grateful for everyday Fred and I are allowed to spend on this mortal coil we call life. My memories of the past and the good things...
Tami Jo Nix
Oct 9, 2021


Individuals arrested in recent homicide
For The Madera Tribune Phoenix Allianic-Obrien. Last week, Kalon Bolden was killed following an altercation on Gateway Drive near fourth...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 6, 2021









