Grand Jury sworn in



Residents want to rebuild dilapidated students’ bus stop in Mt. Bullion

Vandalism, age are affecting the structure

For the past 11 years, Larry Ellison has driven by a little wooden building on Princeton Road in Mt. Bullion nearly every day. The building is falling down, and needs a complete rebuild. And it’s a structure that is supposed to be a school bus stop for children in Mt. Bullion. Ellison and about a dozen other residents of Mt. […]

California Fire Safe Council awards county $61,360 in grants

Funds will help prevent wildfire

California Fire Safe Council recently announced it will provide $3.3 million in federal grant funds for 25 wildfire risk reduction projects to be conducted by at-risk communities in 22 California counties. Mariposa County Fire Safe Council, Inc. received $61,360 for the program “Reducing the Threat—Defensible Space Clearing for At-Risk Residents.” The local council will match the amount with $62,960. Funding […]

Blaze near Ahwahnee contained to two acres

Lightning strike was likely cause

A fire that broke out on Thursday, July 2, about 4 p.m. in the area of Miami Mountain Lookout in Mariposa County was contained within hours despite being almost inaccessible to firefighters. The fire, which was likely caused by a lightning strike during last week’s unsettled weather, was burning west of Highway 49 and north of the town of Ahwahnee […]

Firefighters work to contain lightning-sparked fires



Lightning strikes ignited more than a dozen new fires across the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument over the past week. Most were kept small thanks to a quick response by firefighters. The Grey Fire is the largest at 12 ½ acres, and is burning near Grey Meadow in the Golden Trout Wilderness approximately 15 miles northeast of […]

Work day planned



Seminar looks at pest management

Insects, plants are topics

The Mariposa County Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the University of California Cooperative Extension, will host its annual Hot Topics in Integrated Pest Management seminar on July 22 at McCay Hall in Cathey’s Valley. Some of the topics that will be discussed include emerging weed problems in California, medusahead identification and control, stinging insects and arthropods in homes and […]

One-day Mariposa 4-H camp open to local youngsters



The Mariposa 4-H Youth Development Program will be sponsoring a one-day camp for 4-H and community youth ages five to eight. The event will be held on Thursday, July 30 at the picnic area at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and it will be free to the youth. The morning will include several stations with […]

Fairgrounds friends meet each month



The Mariposa Friends of the Fairgrounds meet at 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. To contact the group, send an email to mariposafriends@yahoo.com. The main office number at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds is 966-2432.

Monsters in Mariposa return



The Bucking Bull Owners Syndicate (BBOS) will host Monsters in Mariposa bull riding at the Mariposa Fairgrounds on Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The 9 a.m. event will be free to the public and the 7 p.m. one will need a ticket purchased. The BBOS is bringing some of the strongest, biggest bulls in the Western states […]