Ben Bresee thought that he had the meanest dog in town. Folks around Madera called it the homeliest hound that ever profaned civilization but readily acknowledged it as a champion fighter.

Cathy Wieland has been a quiet, selfless, and effective Madera leader for 48 years… at home, on the job, and through her volunteer service. She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I, and reaction across the nation was quick in coming. Overnight the Germania Life Insurance Building in St. Paul became the

Nearly everyone agrees that mountain folks tend to be just a bit independent, especially Madera County mountain folks. For years they have more or less marched to their own drum, refusing

As 1900 dawned in Madera its residents were ready for the 20th century, due in part to the coterie of indomitable pioneers that had gathered to lay the foundations for our

Marlin Young was the 10th sheriff of Madera County. He began his service in 1955. Seven years later, in 1962, he compiled a 45-page “Progress Report” that gives unparalleled insight into

Oct. 11, 1876 — Fresno Expositor MADERA — The new town laid out by the California Lumber Company in this county [Fresno], at the point where the company’s flume intersects the

In the summer of 1893, two women with an abundance of public spirit, Mrs. R.P. Mace and a Mrs. Wear, circulated a petition calling for an election to determine the public

The California gold rush was still in its infancy when Californians sat down to write their state constitution in 1849, and even in those rough and tumble frontier days, public education

It seems so far in the distant past, and yet it hasn’t really been all that long since the only method of transportation from Madera to the foothills and back was