State of Emergency declared for beet hopper insect
Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue issued a temporary local state of emergency for Madera County due to the anticipated impacts of the...
Tyler Takeda
Letters: A delightful garden
Congratulations to whatever agency, department, or community organization that has converted the median strip on the Ellis Street...
For The Madera Tribune
Opinion: Two significant dates, today and Monday
Today is April 20, known in a specific subculture as 420, and Monday, April 22, is Earth Day. Both have interesting back stories and...
Jim Glynn
County hikes landfill disposal fees
Madera County’s Board of Supervisors voted to approve a hike in disposal fees for non-contracted self-haulers at the Fairmead Landfill...
Angel L. de Jesus Jr.
Fire cleared the way for Courthouse Park
For The Madera Tribune It didn’t take long for Courthouse Park to take shape after a fire in 1909 cleared the property of every building...
Bill Coate
Cans
Have you ever thought much about the word “can?” Probably not. There are many uses for the word “can.” The “tin” can is one of the...
Nancy Simpson
The Berenda Tornado was not Madera’s first
For The Madera Tribune This twister dropped out of the skies on Madera in April 1967. No lives were lost, but considerable damage was...
Bill Coate
A Tornado in Madera: My experience
Courtesy of Gina Webb, Berenda Elementary teacher. It was my mom’s idea for me to write this down while the experience is fresh. Last...
For The Madera Tribune
