Earthquake surprised Madera’s sheriff
Madera County Historical Society Sheriff John Jones, shown here, was caught in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Sheriff John Jones...
Bill Coate
Dec 5, 2019
Yosemite National Park’s Glacier Point and Tioga Roads closed for season
Yosemite National Park announces Glacier Point and Tioga Roads are closed to all vehicular traffic for the winter season. Glacier Point...
For The Madera Tribune
Dec 3, 2019
Chinatown had its revenge
Madera County Historical Society This 1925 photograph of Sugar Pine was taken three years after fire destroyed the little mountain...
Bill Coate
Nov 30, 2019
Citizens gather to hear about future of downtown
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Ed Noriega and Christine Anderson, consultants for the firm of Mark Thomas discuss ways of improving...
Charles Doud
Nov 16, 2019
Fire was constant threat to Madera
Madera County Historical Society Captain Mace’s Hotel was one of the casualties of Madera’s 1886 fire. For the first eight and one-half...
Bill Coate
Nov 16, 2019
Opinion: Newsom looking scared during fire season
At times during this fall’s still simmering fire season, rookie Gov. Gavin Newsom looked a little like a scared rabbit as he ping-ponged...
Tom Elias
Nov 6, 2019
Opinion: Maybe he owns it, too…
Maybe you know more about this than I do, but I am not sure what Gov. Gavin Newsom meant when he said he “owned” the PG&E blackouts. Some...
Chuck Doud
Nov 2, 2019
1967: The year that Madera was shook
Madera County Historical Society This twister dropped out of the skies on Madera in April 1967. No lives were lost, but considerable...
Bill Coate
Oct 26, 2019
