

Opinion: Madera: From metro to micro?
For The Madera Tribune Of the 144 proposed micropolises, the five in California are Madera, Hanford, San Luis Obispo, Napa, and Chico....
Jim Glynn
Mar 27, 2021


Mace was a practical politician
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Assemblyman Russel Perry Mace. At first blush, the old rocking chair in the Madera...
Bill Coate
Mar 24, 2021


3 kids died; ‘Apathy caused the fire’
Madera County Historical Society These children survived the tragic fire in which three of their siblings died. The fire spread so...
Bill Coate
Mar 20, 2021


County board approves sheriff’s and corrections reunification
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Madera County Department of Corrections, which oversees the Madera County Jail, and the Madera...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 14, 2021
Commentary: LGBT and the malleability of culture — Part 1
On Feb. 24, 2021, the Gallup organization released the results of a poll conducted in 2020 of 15,000 American adults 18 and older. The...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 14, 2021


Early Madera history: a series of ‘firsts’
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society The second floor of Madera’s first hotel is shown here as it looked in 1990. Captain...
Bill Coate
Mar 13, 2021
Indoor sports given okay to play, with guidance
Conditions for return to play if not otherwise authorized A team in any sport, including indoor sports, may return to competition and...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 10, 2021


First stage to Fresno Flats got a raucous reception
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Fresno Flats (Present day Oakhurst) appeared calm in this photo, in sharp contrast to...
Bill Coate
Mar 10, 2021









