Word from the worldwide web: Little Okie and others
Little Okie (About a recent Bill Coate article about the history of “Little Okie.”) My grandparents, D.C. and Mini Willis, lived across...
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Unfinished business over sexual conduct
Schools are supposed to be safe havens for students, until they are not. Madera has Bill Coate to thank for keeping the Ruben Castrejon...
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Internet brings challenges to human trafficking fight
The fight against human trafficking in the Central Valley has been taken to cyberspace as prostitution moves online. According to Madera...
D. August Promnitz


Defective floor borders foiled MadTown robot
Sheryl Sisilia Photo/For The Madera Tribune Madera High School’s MadTown Robot drew lots of attention at the world championship in...
Bill Coate
High Speed Rail: Speeding in wrong direction
After massive flood damage and a near catastrophe at Oroville Dam in February, and in light of the future risk of drought and flooding,...
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College students celebrate physics at Howard Elementary School
Courtesy of Brandy Nikaido UC Merced physics student Laura Miller explains to Howard Elementary School students how quadcopters can be...
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MadTown Robotics wins Quality Award
For The Madera Tribune MadTown Robotics Team 1323 members pose at the F.I.R.S.T. Championship last week. The team received the Quality...
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Alleged sexual predator serves as lesson for safety online
The alleged sexual solicitation of a young girl in Madera and the subsequent arrest of the suspected perpetrator have led the Madera...
D. August Promnitz