Board to vote on banning medical marijuana dispensaries

Supervisors hope to curb influx of operators

At Tuesday’s  meeting, the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors will vote to adopted an interim urgency ordinance to prohibit the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries within the borders of Mariposa County. The supervisors will also make a decision on designating the Mariposa County Health Department as the local administering agency for issuing medical marijuana ID cards. The urgency aspect of […]

Thirty arrested in cock-fighting incident

Neighbors warned through 'Code Red' alert

Thirty people were arrested in Mariposa on Sunday after law enforcement busted a cock-fighting incident in the Yaqui Gulch Road area. All of those arrested face felony cruelty to animals charges. The incident happened around mid-day Sunday on Heritage Lane. When the bust happened, some people fled into the nearby brush, prompting law enforcement to issue a “Code Red” alert […]

Make-up game — isn’t

Officials are a 'no show' -- game canceled

Monday night’s rescheduled varsity Southern Athletic League contest between Mariposa and Denair was canceled after the CIF sanctioned refs didn’t show. It was a make-up bout to replace last Friday’s tilt that was canceled due to weather conditions. The teams have agreed to make up Monday night’s game on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at MCHS. Only the varsity teams will […]

MCUSD superintendent announces his retirement

Panietz will stay until June 30

Mariposa County Unified School District Superintendent Randy Panietz has announced his intent to retire. He did so in an email to all staff on Monday afternoon. Panietz said he notified the school board during its Jan. 21 meeting. “I gave final notification that I will retire from MCUSD, effective June 30,” he wrote to staff. “By giving the board my […]

Five more arrested from Sunday cock fight

One arrested carrying a rooster

Mariposa County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested five more men on Monday after they wandered out of the brush where they had been hiding since Sunday afternoon. They headed for the hills after a cock fighting incident on Heritage Lane was busted. One of the men arrested was carrying a chicken when deputies found him. Two others were with him on Yaqui […]

Board passes ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries

Supervisors also take action on ID cards

At Tuesday morning’s board of supervisors meeting, the board voted 5-0 to immediately adopt an interim urgency ordinance that prohibits the establishment of any medical marijuana dispensaries in Mariposa County. Siting the county’s open exposure to an influx of dispensaries, the board took action to adopt a temporary ordinance that bans dispensaries while a new, permanent ordinance is drafted. A […]

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