Tyler Takeda
Madera skier has big dreams
For The Madera Tribune Zach Williams was born without his tibia bones and had his legs amputated when he was 18 months hold. Williams is...
Bill Coate
Madera’s first Friend of the Library
For The Madera Tribune This 1906 fire destroyed more than just the county’s records; it also destroyed the County Library, which was...
Bill Coate
Madera disappointed Fresno on the 4th
For The Madera Tribune In 1889, there was no crowd at the Yosemite Hotel to greet the folks from Fresno who had come to celebrate the 4th...
Bill Coate
Robbers posed threat to stagecoach passengers
For The Madera Tribune The Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company, headed by Henry Washburn, operated stages to Yosemite from Madera and...
Bill Coate
Anatomy of a Latina mayor: part 2
Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune File Photo Marge Medellin, the keynote speaker at the 2024 International Women’s Day celebration in...
Bill Coate
‘Soiled Doves’ refused to fly the coup
For The Madera Tribune Sheriff John Jones. shown here, tried his best to rid Madera of its Red-Light District, but it was just too well...
Bill Coate
Medellin: Anatomy of a Latina mayor
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo Former Madera Mayor Marge Medellin and her son, Andy. Marge Medellin will always be a...
Bill Coate
Card game turned violent on Yosemite Avenue
For The Madera Tribune Most bars in early Madera were sane and orderly like the Peerless Saloon and Pool Hall shown here. Occasionally,...
