It was Friday morning, and although it was cold and windy in San Quentin, Madera County Sheriff John Barnett was up early. He had a date with the hangman, for this

In part three we learned about the formation of reservations, or farms, that the federal government set aside for native peoples in the San Joaquin Valley. They were set up to

Scattered throughout Madera’s past are several quiet heroes — not heroes because of acts of bravery, but heroes because they engaged in silent acts of forgiveness repeated again and again, not

For the first 19 years of its existence as an incorporated city, Madera’s political machinery ran without rancor or hard feelings, for the most part. Most office seekers simply offered their

The year was 1958, and President Dwight David Eisenhower was looking for a few good judges. Since one of the federal vacancies he was attempting to fill was in California’s San

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in The Madera Tribune on Aug. 22, 2006. • • • The study on the ethnohistory of the Northfork Mono Indians describes in detail

The teenager saddled his horse, mounted it, and prepared to make his usual trek to Arcola School. He didn’t live far away — just up Avenue 12 a ways — so

Editor’s note: This article originally published in the Aug. 21, 2006 edition of The Madera Tribune. • • • For tribes to survive before the Spanish arrived, creating migratory routes to

“The dedication of King Husein School on Friday revealed what it looks like to believe in something bigger than yourself and then take action to make it happen. It was an

The year was 1868; it was summertime, and three Southern planters were in California searching for a refuge from the ravages of Reconstruction. The Yankees had won the Civil War, and