

Fresno Flats feud went to the dogs
Madera County Historical Society Madera County Sheriff S.W. Westfall had his hands full when dealing with local criminals. He expected...
Bill Coate
Jun 16, 2018
Pretrial set for crash suspect
A pretrial hearing for a 67-year-old manslaughter suspect, Cary Dwayne Chaffin, has been set for 8:30 a.m. June 20 in Madera County...
Charles Doud
Jun 13, 2018


History in the Week of June 10
Madera County Historical Society As this photograph shows, illegal liquor traffic was not tolerated in Madera, especially when Sheriff...
Bill Coate
Jun 13, 2018


Tragedy tugged at nation’s heartstrings
Madera County Historical Society Almost 50 years ago, these 10 Madera children were orphaned when their parents, Robert and Joyce Morris...
Bill Coate
Jun 9, 2018
Father, daughter drown in river
None in their group knew how to swim A father and his daughter drowned Saturday in the San Joaquin River after the 4-year-old daughter...
For The Madera Tribune
Jun 8, 2018


History in the Week of June 3
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, the city fathers cast jaundiced eyes toward the balcony of the Yosemite Hotel,...
Bill Coate
Jun 8, 2018
Oakhurst man dies of injuries from wreck
An Oakhurst man who was involved in an accident on Highway 41 in Oakhurst has died, according to the Fresno County Coroner’s Office....
For The Madera Tribune
May 30, 2018


History in the Week of May 27
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, J.C. Bruce of Wawona earned $100 from the state for killing a mountain lion....
Bill Coate
May 30, 2018









