Hiker dies in fall from Half Dome in Yosemite
A hiker fell from the Half Dome cables in Yosemite National Park Monday at approximately 4:30 p.m. The male hiker was on the Half Dome...
The Madera Tribune
May 27, 2018
Pete Pistoresi saw the killers
Madera County Historical Society “Chevrolet Pete” Pistoresi took time from selling cars in 1935 to coach this championship womens’...
Bill Coate
May 27, 2018
History in the Week of May 20
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, these woman performed an activity that had formerly been open only to men. They...
Bill Coate
May 25, 2018
History in the Week of May 13
Madera County Historical Society John H. Barnett, shown here, became Madera County Sheriff 100 years ago. Barnett served until 1928 —...
Bill Coate
May 18, 2018
History in the Week of May 6
Madera County Historical Society Fifty years ago, Willis Petty, retired treasurer of Madera County, died. Before his terms of public...
Bill Coate
May 9, 2018
Manson’s memory should be unforgotten
“Never again” is a common slogan popping up appropriately during Holocaust remembrance observances and after repeated fatal shootings in...
Tom Elias
May 9, 2018
70-year-old lawman first to lay down his life
Madera County Historical Society When Bernard (Barney) McCluskey was shot in 1919, he became the first Madera police officer to lose his...
Bill Coate
May 5, 2018
History in the Week of April 29
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, Tighe’s Department Store was at the center of Madera’s downtown business...
Bill Coate
May 2, 2018
