SHERIFFS’ REPORT



May 11 • Harassment reports were taken from Piney Creek Road and Joe Howard Road. • An outof control juvenile was on Jones Street. • Goats were in the roadway on Highway 49 North and East Whitlock Road. • Trespassing was reported from Tip Top Road. May 12 • A coyotes versus a dog issue was reported from Brodeia Lane. […]

COUNTY FIRE RESPONSE REPORT



May 11 to May 17 EMS – 13Fire – 1 vegetation, 1 escaped burn pilePublic Assist – 3Auto Collision – 0 Spotlight call of the week: Assisted a cow that had fallen on the side of the road in Coulterville. Responders managed to get the cow up, reloaded into the trailer and unloaded at the farm. You just never know […]

Dinner benefits Preston



A benefit dinner for Darin Preston, who is battling an autoimmune disease, will be held on Saturday, May 30 at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. The evening will feature a live auction, a silent auction and a dessert auction. A no-host bar will open at 5 p.m. and a ribeye steak dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. There will also […]

Fill-the-boot raises funds for muscular dystrophy

Firefighters out this Saturday

Mariposa Firefighters Local 2881 will be asking the community to help Fill-the- Boot on Saturday, May 23 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The funds raised will go to the local Muscular Dystrophy Association. The firefighters will be stationed at the intersection of Highway 140 and Highway 49 North. MDA and the IAFF (International Association of Fire Fighters) joined forces […]

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Rainmaker may be brewing in open ocean

Forecasters see El Niño growing

Relief may be out there for the parched state of California. The National Weather Service said last week that the region is still in an exceptional drought despite recent rain in the state and snow in the mountains. The storm systems are not bringing enough rain or snow to make a dent in the drought. But the service also said […]

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Landfill is closed next Tuesday



The Mariposa County Landfill and Recycling Center will be closed on Tuesday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Normal hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The landfill is closed on Sundays, Mondays and major holidays. For more information, go to the Web site www.mariposacounty.org/solidwasteandrecycling, or call 966-5165.

Odds catch up with daredevil Potter

Graham Hunt also died following leap

Yosemite West resident Dean Potter, who had long pushed the boundaries of rock climbing and BASEjumping, died in Yosemite Valley on Saturday, May 16. Potter, 43, was attempting a wingsuit flight with another man, Graham Hunt, in the late afternoon from Taft Point, which rises about 3,000 feet from the Valley floor. The men tried to clear an area in […]

Reprinted from October 23, 1920



George Givens brought his sheep down from Jerseydale to the Cathey’s Valley area on the 17th. Frank Fagundus, who has been with the sheep this summer, returned with them.