

History in the Week of April 1
Madera County Historical Society The Yosemite Hotel, shown here during an Old-timers Parade, served Madera for 83 years. After fire...
Bill Coate
Apr 4, 2018
King’s words retain their grace, wisdom
When he was assassinated 50 years ago Wednesday on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Martin Luther King was burdened by a decline in his...
Chuck Doud
Apr 4, 2018


History in the Week of March 25
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago R.L. Bennett, shown here in the middle, lost one of his bicycles to a “wheel”...
Bill Coate
Mar 30, 2018


Joseph “JW” Patchell
Joseph Wayne “JW” Patchell died suddenly on Feb. 25 at his residence in Liberty, Ky. He was 32. JW was born October 9, 1985 in Santa...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 22, 2018


Dawn Muth Parlamento
Dawn Parlamento died March 20, 2018 at her home in Madera, CA, surrounded by family. Dawn was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 20,...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 22, 2018


19-year-old confesses to stabbing his father
For The Madera Tribune Sean Dix. Sean Dix, 19, reportedly took out a knife and stabbed his father to death as the two sat in a pickup...
DJ Becker
Mar 17, 2018
Chowchilla Police make 2 arrests in child murder
A Chowchilla man, 39-year-old Cornell Jackson, has been arrested on suspicion of beating to death a 12-year-old child. Jackson also faces...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 17, 2018


Captain Mace: The heavyweight in the mutiny
Madera County Historical Society After he retired from the California Assembly in 1878, Captain Russel Perry Mace turned to operating...
Bill Coate
Mar 14, 2018









