Yosemite ranger, actors and students to perform Shakespeare
Central Valley and U.K. college students, scholars, a National Park Service ranger and more will present “Shakespeare in Yosemite” in...
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Years ago in Madera County during the week of April 9
Courtesy of The Madera County Historical Society Students from Jan Duke’s class visited John Haskell Shedd’s grave at Arbor Vitae...
Bill Coate


Kids Fishing Day at Hensley Lake to be April 22
Courtesy of Spc. Paul Bruton Children take part in a past Kids Fishing Day at Hensley Lake. This year’s day will be April 22. Mid-Valley...
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Years ago in the week of March 19
Courtesy of The Madera County Historical Society Twenty-five years ago, Al Cheng, president of the Chinese Historical Society of America,...
Bill Coate
Commentary: One thing leads to another in California
The adage “One thing leads to another” is reaching new heights in California. For 150 years we have attempted to suppress forest fires...
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Yosemite National Park continues work to repair Big Oak Flat Road
Courtesy of National Park Service Repairs continue on Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park after storms compromised the highway....
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Ignoring Oroville warning raises questions on quakes, levees
Just because nature allows a delay of many years while officials dither over a catastrophe in the making doesn’t make that disaster any...
Tom Elias


Water better, but still a concern for farmers
John Rieping/the Madera Tribune Standing water near almond orchards are still a concern for farmers, however, they are happy with the...
Tyler Takeda