

Treasurer’s wife fought to the end
For The Madera Tribune County Treasurer Amer and the wife who worked so hard to get him out of prison. It was Saturday night in Madera,...
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Madera firefighters saved lives
For The Madera Tribune Madera even used its old hook and ladder rig to fight the hotel fire. As Maderans neared the end of the 1920s,...
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A danger-filled night for 2 Madera cops
For The Madera Tribune Madera’s police force in 1947. Ernie Fernandez is on the far right. In 1947, Madera was pretty much a peaceful,...
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My first job
The summer after I graduated from high school, and before I began college, I worked in a men's retail clothing store in downtown Atlanta....
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He was his brother's keeper
Courtesy of the Coate Family Archives Johnny Coate. One brother was born just before Christmas, and the other was born just after...
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Putney Ranch: The Next Chapter
For The Madera Tribune Charles and Julia Shinn in front of Peace Cabin. Change is coming, again, to one of Madera County’s most historic...
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From furniture to caskets; kindness carried on
For The Madera Tribune Students research the Chinese cemetery near Borden. Richard C. Jay was a remarkable person. Among his many...
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Sheriff John Anderson Remembered
Madera Tribune File Photo Former Madera County Sheriff John Anderson. Sheriff John Anderson was born and raised in Williams, Calif. He...
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