

Dead man found in Chowchilla
David James/The Madera Tribune Local authorities gather round an unresponsive body found by field workers at Avenue 19 and Road 19. The...
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The last Mordecai
Photo courtesy of Al Sheeter Three granddaughters of George Washington Mordecai are shown here. From left to right are Elizabeth Brooke...
Bill Coate


Grub Gulch turned violent
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society This view of Grub Gulch taken in the 1890s shows the Thomas Hotel on the left, the scene...
Bill Coate


Taking another look at a lynching
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society S.W. Westfall,served two terms as Madera County Sheriff. He spent the better part of his...
Bill Coate
Pedestrian dies after being struck by train
A 48-year-old male was pronounced dead on the scene after he was struck by a train in the area of Gateway and 4th Street. At about 7 p.m....
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Opinion: Mourning a community giant
With great sorrow, I learned of the death of Madera business great, David L. Berry, on July 23, 2021. A contractor responsible for...
Tami Jo Nix


Madera mourns longtime builder, benefactor Berry
Courtesy of the Madera Chamber of Commerce David L. Berry, 94, of Berry Construction and his wife Patti. David died Friday. Graveside...
Tami Jo Nix


Grave robber failed in Madera
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Sheriff John Barnett is shown here on the right with bank robber Earl McCrory in 1923,...
Bill Coate