

Lowe’s Hometowns Heroes beautifies Madera
For The Madera Tribune Madera Lowe’s employees volunteer their time and resources to make significant improvements to several public facilities in Madera on October 17. The City of Madera thanked Madera’s Lowe’s store for its volunteer efforts and donation of materials as part of the national Lowe’s Hometowns Heroes Project. This initiative is dedicated to revitalizing community spaces and enhancing neighborhoods across the country. Lowe’s employees volunteered their time and
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 24, 2025


Farmers welcome October storm
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Standing water sits along Avenue 13 1/2 and Road 23 1/2 after Tuesday’s rainfall. The recent storm laid down more than an inch of rain. The recent storm that laid down more than an inch of rain came at a pretty good time for Madera County farmers. According to Creekside Farming President Jay Mahil, most of the crops have been already harvested and those that aren’t, benefitted from the storm. “We will take it when we can get it,” he said.
Tyler Takeda
Oct 17, 2025
Madera County weeds out invasive species
A state-of-the-art Arundo abatement project took shape in key flood control channels to reduce future flood and wildfire risk and improve...
For The Madera Tribune
Oct 4, 2025
Opinion: China’s long game, part III — China in MENA
In a 2016 issue of Forbes magazine, Helen H. Wang wrote, “The new Silk Roads already have momentum.Earlier last year, Beijing announced...
Jim Glynn
Oct 4, 2025


The last hurrah for steamboats on the San Joaquin
For The Madera Tribune The J.R. McDonald docks in Madera County in 1911. As one leaves Madera County, traveling south across the Herndon...
Bill Coate
Oct 1, 2025


Madera County’s mountain mystery
For The Madera Tribune The Angel of Madera County. Madera County’s Green School was like so many other schoolhouses that dotted the...
Bill Coate
Sep 23, 2025


Pine and palm trees to be moved for SR 99 expansion
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The iconic palm and pine trees on State Route 99, believed to mark the center of California, will be...
Julian Ornelas
Sep 20, 2025
Opinion: China’s long game, part I — buying America’s farmland
Several years ago, I wrote about the Four Tigers of Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea. They were the countries that...
Jim Glynn
Sep 20, 2025











