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Datebook
IN BRIEF …
| January 16, 2020
Pow Wow Committee to meet The Mariposa Pow Wow committee will be holding its first meeting on Jan. 27 at...
Letters
Who’s the real sinner, Max?
| January 16, 2020
Editor, Fie on ye, Max DeBoer! Holier than thous by...
To hell with sports, kids, donations
ohtadmin | January 16, 2020
Editor, Three to four times a week, I will spend...
Support needed for initiative
ohtadmin | January 16, 2020
Editor, We are a family that moved here to Mariposa...
The facts are the facts
ohtadmin | January 9, 2020
Editor, I feel that I must respond to Mary Carpenter’s...
Local News
News and notes from the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office
| January 16, 2020
Sheriff’s Daily Log Jan. 6 - There was a report of loose ducks, a chicken and a goat on Buckeye Creek Road in Mariposa. • Neglected horses were reported on Ranchito Drive in Lake Don...
Mariposa County Fire Response Log
Jan. 6-12| January 16, 2020
• EMS - 7 • Fires - 2 • Public Assists - 2 • Auto Collisions - 0 Mariposa County Fire Department supports the county with 13 volunteer stations located throughout the county. If you...
Turn old magazines into art at the library
| January 16, 2020
Turn old magazines into decorative bowls at an upcoming event at the local library. Submitted photoDiscarded magazines and newspapers can be easily transformed into bowls, coasters, ornaments and even jewelry using a simple technique that...
Habit seeking various volunteers for group
| January 16, 2020
Habitat for Humanity of Mariposa County is reaching out to the community to recruit members for a new special disaster preparedness committee. Habitat is looking for people who have had some training in this area...
Forsythe to speak at RPEA meeting
| January 16, 2020
The next regular meeting of the Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) will be held at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 21. It will be held at Miner’s Roadhouse restaurant, located at 5159 Highway 140 in Mariposa....
Menetrey honored for his service as board chairman
By MATT JOHNSON
Assistant editor | January 16, 2020
County supervisor Miles Menetrey (center) is presented with a gavel plaque for his service as board chairman in 2019. Menetrey was honored during last Tuesday’s board of supervisor meeting. The new chairman is Kevin Cann...
Sheriff informs board, public about growing problem of meth use in county
By MATT JOHNSON
Assistant editor | January 16, 2020
Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies shared some statistics from 2019 with the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors last week, as well as his concerns about meth use in 2020. “I wanted to highlight a couple...
No human trafficking in the county? Think again
By MATT JOHNSON
Assistant editor | January 16, 2020
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors observed Human Trafficking Awareness Month last week. Shown from left are Tori Leanos (Older Adult Advocate), Kristen Fiester (Program Director), Donna Rangel (Community Resource Specialist), Katy Wardle (Program Specialist)...
