

Years ago in Madera for the week of Aug. 27
Courtesy of Madera County Historical Society The surprise fly-over for Ray Pool 25 years ago was more poignant than the big airshow that...
Bill Coate
Aug 31, 2017


Readers praise Madera farmer Poythress
The Madera Tribune met the following comments online about articles and local happenings. Roger Poythress An article on almond and water...
For The Madera Tribune
Aug 31, 2017
Editor's Corner: Sending a feline friend to the great beyond
It took less than 10 seconds for Buddy the Cat to get rid of her pain. Buddy has been known to readers of these scratchings for the last...
Chuck Doud
Aug 28, 2017


Readers pleased by backpack giveaway
John Rieping/The Madera Tribune Seventh grade students wait to receive their free JanSport backpack Friday in the Martin Luther King Jr....
For The Madera Tribune
Aug 24, 2017


Judge Lynch worked hard in Madera County
Courtesy of Madera County Historical Society Madera’s first jail kept criminals secure in more ways than one. Once the lawbreakers were...
Bill Coate
Aug 22, 2017
District attorney: Shooting by cop was self defense
A Madera police officer who shot and killed a 32-year-old Madera man this summer acted in “reasonable self defense,” an investigation by...
The Madera Tribune
Aug 21, 2017
Carjacking suspect killed by CHP
A carjacking suspect died after being shot by a California Highway Patrol officer during a foot chase Sunday. Authorities had not...
The Madera Tribune
Aug 21, 2017


Community leader, businessman Mike Purl dies at 71
Madera businessman and community leader Mike Purl died Wednesday, a victim of ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 71. Purl was born in...
Charles Doud
Aug 18, 2017









