

Innocent man spent 10 years behind bars
Madera County Historical Society Madera Attorney Joe Barcroft worked for 10 years to free an innocent man from Folsom Prison. In 1919 he...
Bill Coate
Sep 16, 2020


Hammond returned to scene of the crime
For The Madera Tribune Charles Hammond is shown here in a 1933 newspaper photo. He had been on the run for seven years after escaping...
Bill Coate
Sep 12, 2020


Frenchman should have stayed home
Madera County Historical Society Horace Thorwaldson was the sheriff of Fresno County when he arrested Maderans Charles and Anna Hammond...
Bill Coate
Sep 9, 2020


Former Central Valley legend passes away
Courtesy of Fresno City College sports Fresno native Tom Seaver spent 1964 pitching for the Fresno City College Rams before a 20-year...
Tyler Takeda
Sep 5, 2020


Business honors memory of coworker
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Azteca Milling employees collected and donated $500 to Madera Coyote Boosters in memory of fellow...
Nugesse Ghebrendrias
Aug 29, 2020


The Devil was in the details
For The Madera Tribune This headline told readers that a gristly murder had been committed just off Hwy. 41 on Feb. 1, 1968. In the...
Bill Coate
Aug 29, 2020
Opinion: Happy heavenly birthday, Daddy
This week my father, Oliver Ralph Hill, Sr. would have celebrated his 94th birthday. One of my favorite past-times is talking to people...
Tami Jo Nix
Aug 29, 2020


1 killed in deadly collision
DJ Becker/The Madera Tribune What’s left of a wrecked 1997 Honda Civic sits in the impound lot at the Madera Police Department, after it...
DJ Becker
Aug 26, 2020









