Illegal fireworks use drops
Madera police wrote 46 citations to residents for firing off illegal fireworks during the July 4th weekend, a significant increase over...
DJ Becker
Opinion: Summertime, recreation, and a surprise from the past
I hope everyone will enjoy the Independence Day holiday. That was the last summer holiday until Labor Day on September 2. We are in the...
Tami Jo Nix
Fireworks display remains on hold
The city’s annual fireworks display, put on hold last year due to budget reasons, will remain on hold as well for this year, according to...
The Madera Tribune


Opinion: A unique American holiday
Tami Jo Nix/The Madera Tribune Snoopy is all decked out for the July 4th holiday. Happy Independence Day! Next week the USA will...
Tami Jo Nix


Opinion: Missing Poppa Ralph
Madera Tribune File Photo Ralph Hill center is being hoisted up by his sons, Brian on the left and Rocky on the right. This snapshot hung...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: These were men of unbelievable courage
Only a few thousand veterans of the D-Day invasion are still alive, and their numbers decline daily. These veterans are in their 90s, and...
Chuck Doud
Opinion: Live music at The Vineyard Restaurant
My mom, Quo Vada, said she knew she was getting old when the policeman and doctors began looking like kids. Recently I saw a young man...
Tami Jo Nix


Seventy-five years after D-Day
Madera County Historical Society Dr. Dow Ransom Jr. served on the USS La Vallette, a Fletcher class destroyer, during World War II....
Bill Coate