Bridge closure limits access into Valley View Estates area

Residents now isolated to one entrance/exit


A bridge closure on Creek View Drive has limited access to residents of Valley View Estates by cutting off one of two roads into the area. The bridge, owned and maintained by the Valley View Estates Road Maintenance Association Wednesday, was closed on Aug. 6, after the association received an engineering report Monday, Aug. 3, that recommended condemnation of the […]

Young Yosemite visitor diagnosed with plague

Boy stayed at Crane Flat campground

A 14-year-old boy from Southern California who stayed in Yosemite National Park was diagnosed in late July with a case of the plague. According to the California Department of Public Health, the Los Angeles County boy became ill and was ultimately hospitalized after camping at Crane Flat campground in Yosemite in mid-July. He had also visited the Stanislaus National Forest. […]

County transit system loses financial ground

2014 fares slip to 14.70 percent of operating cost

Operating cost is up for the Mariposa County Transit System (MCTS), according to a triennial audit approved by the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors during their Aug. 4 meeting. The report, which covers the years 2012-2014, indicates that passengers per vehicle service mile has declined a very slight amount over the three-year period. In 2012 passengers per service mile was […]

Healthcare District showing profit for second straight year

JCF profit hits six figures


Suffering more than a $1,000,000 loss in 2013, the John C. Fremont Healthcare District has posted an unaudited profit of more than $700,000 for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. The district’s financial position began to change at the end of fiscal year 2014 when the district had an audited profit of $91,000, followed up by an unaudited profit […]

Detailed atlas will aid first responders

County prints accurate road maps

First responders in Mariposa County often face obstacles that firefighters, police and ambulance personnel might not face in larger cities. Dirt roads, roads with more than one name, and, for firefighters, not knowing where water is available to fight fires are just some of those obstacles. But the Mariposa County Planning Department has pretty much fixed that problem by creating […]

Speaker for Patriot Day event is Hall

Event will be held on Sept. 11

Sierra Tel recently announced that the keynote speaker for the 2015 Patriot Day Remembrance event, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, will be Lieutenant Colonel David Hall of Coarsegold. Hall is the current executive officer for the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade of the California Army National Guard. Hall graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in June 1995. […]

Habitat for Humanity seeks land for home



Habitat for Humanity of Mariposa County is actively searching for new land on which to build another partner family home. While the search goes on, Habitat crews have completed several projects through the A Brush With Kindness (ABWK) program. The program consists of minor repairs, exterior painting and yard clean-up for seniors, the disabled or single parent homeowners. Some painting […]

SHERIFFS’ REPORT



August 3 • A physical domestic dispute on Miller Road resulted in an arrest. • A mountain lion versus goats incident was reported from Bridgeport Drive. • Burglary reports were taken on Highway 140 in Cathey’s Valley and Schoolhouse Road in Cathey’s Valley. • A caller from Ben Hur Road reported a rattlesnake. • Illegal dumping was reported from Highway […]

Reprinted from July 6, 1907



It is rumored that a six foot well-developed ledge has been struck in the Jumbo mine situated on the South Fork above the Hite mine. The strike was made last Sunday and although assays have not been made it is thought the ore will average well. This property is in the same zone as the famous Hite mine and in […]

COUNTY FIRE RESPONSE REPORT

August 3 to August 9

EMS – 4Fire – 0Public Assist – 0Auto Collision – 3 Mariposa County Fire Department supports the county with 13 volunteer stations located throughout the county. If you are 18 years of age and possess a valid CA driver’s license, we would love to hear from you. Positions are available for fire, medical, and various support duties. No experience necessary […]