By CHRISTINA MANUEL | February 4, 2021
By CHRISTINA MANUEL | February 4, 2021
By ALLEN LAMAN | February 4, 2021
By CHRISTINA MANUEL | February 4, 2021
By GREG LITTLE Editor | February 4, 2021
| February 4, 2021
By CHRISTINA MANUEL | January 28, 2021
Datebook
NEWS BRIEFS
| February 4, 2021
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
| February 4, 2021
Editor, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and his chief evangelist...
Merced Trail project needs input
ohtadmin | February 4, 2021
Editor, The Merced River Trail Community Working Group (CWG) is...
Great job, health department
| February 4, 2021
Editor, Kudos to the Mariposa County Health Department. I received...
Where’s the evidence, Ruth?
| February 4, 2021
Editor, Ruth Sellers seems to have a real hatred for...
Clarifying SCOPE issue
| February 4, 2021
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 rockslideBy GREG LITTLE Editor | February 4, 2021
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
| February 4, 2021
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
By CHRISTINA MANUEL
Staff Writer | February 4, 2021
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
By CHRISTINA MANUEL
Staff Writer | February 4, 2021
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 YosemiteBy GREG LITTLE Editor | February 4, 2021
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
| February 4, 2021
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| February 4, 2021
• 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 restroomsBy ALLEN LAMAN
Staff Writer | February 4, 2021
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...
