

Hammond returned to scene of the crime
For The Madera Tribune Charles Hammond is shown here in a 1933 newspaper photo. He had been on the run for seven years after escaping...
Bill Coate


Frenchman should have stayed home
Madera County Historical Society Horace Thorwaldson was the sheriff of Fresno County when he arrested Maderans Charles and Anna Hammond...
Bill Coate


Former Central Valley legend passes away
Courtesy of Fresno City College sports Fresno native Tom Seaver spent 1964 pitching for the Fresno City College Rams before a 20-year...
Tyler Takeda


Business honors memory of coworker
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Azteca Milling employees collected and donated $500 to Madera Coyote Boosters in memory of fellow...
Nugesse Ghebrendrias


The Devil was in the details
For The Madera Tribune This headline told readers that a gristly murder had been committed just off Hwy. 41 on Feb. 1, 1968. In the...
Bill Coate
Opinion: Happy heavenly birthday, Daddy
This week my father, Oliver Ralph Hill, Sr. would have celebrated his 94th birthday. One of my favorite past-times is talking to people...
Tami Jo Nix


1 killed in deadly collision
DJ Becker/The Madera Tribune What’s left of a wrecked 1997 Honda Civic sits in the impound lot at the Madera Police Department, after it...
DJ Becker


Hwy. 41 execution a mystery
Madera County Historical Society Sheriff Marlin Young is seen here escorting a prisoner to court in 1958. Ten years later, he was...
Bill Coate