Mariposa County Fire Response Log

April 24 - 30

• EMS – 10 • Fires – 4 • Public Assists – 5 • Auto Collisions – 4 Mariposa County Fire Department supports the County with 14 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, […]

How can it get voted off the island?

Fisherman is trying to help out stranded burro at Lake McClure


Lake McClure is a prime location for fishermen in Mariposa County. Harry Markarian, who has been retired from the Merced Police Department for nine years and now runs a private investigation business, is an avid fisherman. In addition to competing in numerous tournaments in the region, he enjoys fishing on his bass boat at Lake McClure once or twice a […]

CPUC chairman discusses energy topics

State board to meet May 11 in Merced, public invited

The president of the California Public Utilities Commission says getting board members out into different areas of the state has been one of his priorities. “It is a way for the commissioners to see what life is like outside the Bay Area,” said Michael Picker in an interview last week with the Mariposa Gazette. The PUC will be doing just […]

Carnival for a cause



Coloring for conservation



Legion honoring all veterans, seeking support during festival

HONORING THE FALLEN

As we come into the month of May, Memorial Day is a “holiday,” originally called Decoration Day, a day of remembrance for those who died in service of the United States of America. Regardless of the exact date of its origins, Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. Memorial Day, like […]

Saddened by behavior of MCUSD teacher



I would like to apologize for the behavior of a Mariposa County Unified teacher at the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meeting. This behavior was unacceptable and inappropriate, especially in front of a student. As a MCUSD teacher I would like to assure the community, parents/grandparents and students that this is not a representation of how MCUSD teachers and/or staff […]

Honesty will be tested



Editor, When Ronald Reagan was first campaigning for president he bought into the supply-side economic fantasy that tax cuts would generate so much increased economic activity that tax revenue from this increased economic activity would cover the revenue lost by the tax cuts. George H. W. Bush was running against Reagan for the Republican nomination and labeled this supply-side fantasy […]

Tree mortality data will determine critical areas

BLUE RIDGE UPDATE

Welcome to the Mariposa County Tree Mortality Weekly Update. Our company, Blue Ridge Services (BRS), was selected by Mariposa County to oversee and manage their tree mortality mitigation project, and each week, we will be posting project updates in this column. Over the past several weeks, our team has been conducting counts of dead and/or dying trees. Now that we […]

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