New sheriff ready for role
Throughout his 19-year tenure with the Madera County Sheriff’s Department, newly minted Sheriff Tyson Pogue thought he had had the best job and couldn’t see himself do anything else. However, that has lasted every step of the way for Pogue. From being a deputy on patrol to handling a K-9 unit, Pogue thought he had […]
Barsotti’s home was his castle
Nello Barsotti sat in his hotel on F Street enjoying a brew with a couple of friends and looking forward to the dawn of a new year — 1915 — just a few days away. He wasn’t paying attention to the time, so he didn’t give much notice to Marshal John Barnett when he entered […]
City holds a ribbon cutting ceremony for new transit center
With the City of Madera experiencing a surge in population, so has its need to provide expansive services for safe and reliable transportation. Creating a solution for this increased need has been a top priority for the City’s Transit Division, which has called for a new Madera Metro Transit Center, which played host at a […]
Letter: Anti-mask law good for our lives, and our safety
The law mandates that we wear safety belts when we travel in cars and trucks. Smoking in restaurants is outlawed. People are required to wear helmets when riding motorcycles Why? Public safety. Were these laws first met with immediate, universal acclaim years ago? No. People made the same arguments against those mandates back in the […]
Opinion: Racism in America
This week Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and the Eskimo Pie guys were fired by the parent company that owns the brands. The company, Quaker/PepsiCo, is making what they describe as a long-overdue change as the images promote racial stereotypes. I can’t help but wonder if the man with the nice hat on Quaker Oats will […]
Former Stallion graduates with honors
Former Madera South Stallions cross country and track standout Jonnie Montano continued to uphold the recruiting line to Fresno Pacific University and gradauted from the college this year. Montano, who was a four-year CIF State Championship Cross Country participant and 2016 graduate, ran for two years at Fresno Pacific before hanging up her spikes to […]
Curiosity and the Curio
On Tuesday, we had an earthquake. The office of The Madera Tribune shook for a few (long) seconds, as several of us gasped and shrieked. We quickly checked the Internet (that great and reliable source of information), and found that the center of the earthquake was in Lone Pine, Calif., and it was classified as […]