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NEWS BRIEFS

Firewood program underway The annual Mariposa County Senior Firewood Program is now taking applicants. The program is for senior citizens...

Letters

Truth and love the only cure

Editor, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and his chief evangelist...

Merced Trail project needs input

Editor, The Merced River Trail Community Working Group (CWG) is...

Great job, health department

Editor, Kudos to the Mariposa County Health Department. I received...

Where’s the evidence, Ruth?

Editor, Ruth Sellers seems to have a real hatred for...

Clarifying SCOPE issue

Editor, In the article titled “Former SCOPE treasurer arrested...” on...

Local News

Day-use passes back at Yosemite

Park reopens following high wind, snowstorm and rockslide

It’s back. The day-use reservation system at Yosemite National Park is back — and one reason is because a popular event is about to unfold in the coming weeks. Park officials announced last week they...

Doug Morgan to headline photo club meeting on Feb. 10, public is invited

This is an example of the photography of Doug Morgan, who will be making a presentation to the Mariposa Photo Club.Noted Fresno photographer Doug Morgan will present a program for the Mariposa Photo Club on...

County fire to aid building department inspections

With safety as their number one priority, building inspections are now being completed by some familiar faces: the Mariposa County Fire Department now assisting the Building Department. The change comes after the Mariposa County Board...

LTC to apply for half million grant for Mariposa Creek Parkway planning

To assist in completing the Mariposa Creek Parkway development from Joe Howard Street to Highway 49 North, the Local Transportation Comission (LTC) approved the motion to apply for a grant totaling $522,000. The LTC is...

Specialized crew utilized to remove rockslide in Merced River Canyon

Nobody injured during slide, which closed the main road to Yosemite

These images show the rockslide that closed Highway 140 over the weekend in the Merced River Canyon. Photos courtesy CaltransIt probably came as no surprise to local residents that a rockslide closed Highway 140 in...

News and notes from the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office

Jail Booking Report Here are some of the highlights from the recent booking reports at the Mariposa County Jail. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. January 25 -...

Mariposa County Fire Response Log

January 25-31

• EMS - 3 • Fires - 2 • Public Assists - 1 • Auto Collisions - 1 Mariposa County Fire Department supports the county with 13 volunteer stations located throughout the county. If you...

CAUSING A STINK

Residents tell forest service to get off the pot and move portable restrooms

  The abandoned outhouses sit on Highway 140 near the South Fork of the Merced River. Vandalized and nonfuctioning, the pair wilt on top of a worn down trailer shackled to the earth by a...