Music on the Green kicks off its 28th season this weekend

Now in its 28th year, the free summer concert series Music on the Green kicks off the 2018 season this weekend. Brought to you by The Mariposa County Arts Council, the opener will feature The Foothill Billies on Friday, June 1, and Steve Johnson & Those BobTones on Saturday, June 2. Gathered around a single condenser microphone like an old […]

Art Around Town to debut in June, set through summer

The Mariposa/Yosemite Artists (MYA) are holding a new event this summer. Art Around Town will be held the first Friday nights in June, July and August ( June 1, July 6 and August 3) from 4-8 p.m. Mariposa merchants are hosting local artists to promote art in Mariposa. Anyone is welcome to walk through Mariposa’s downtown shops on Highway 140 […]

Clerk’s office issues election statement

FREE

Editor’s note: Following is information sent out by the Mariposa County Clerk’s Office about the upcoming election. Attention Vote by Mail Voters: The ballot you recently received contains an error. The contest for United States Representative 4th District incorrectly listed candidate Mitchell White’s party preference as Democratic. The correct party preference for Mitchell White should read Republican. If you have […]

A day on the courthouse lawn shows that yes, we can all get along nicely, thank you

BETWEEN THE LINES

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column about the “keyboard cowboys” who just can’t help themselves when commenting on social media sites. Certainly, they are still out there burning up the keyboards, something that is likely not going to change for a long time to come. But this week, I thought I would turn my attention to the […]

Political Cartoon

Why is the judge just now disturbed in code violations case against Jerry Cox?

GUEST OPINION

I was shocked to read the headlines in your May 17 edition: Judge calls disparity in Cox case “disturbing.” This refers to the huge disparity between the figures thrown out by the court-ordered receiver for remediation of the Bison Creek Ranch (no actual bids), and the actual bid obtained by owner Jerry Cox. I was shocked because it took so […]

The Facebook fools ‘dumb down’

Editor, Age 60, born in the year Eisenhower became President. And I, age 90, born during the Roosevelt era and in my 20s, sprinkling confetti on Eisenhower and his entourage from the seventh floor department store as they toured through Los Angeles. There was a friend and his brother, ages 9 and 11, putting “I Like Ike” and Nixon bumper […]

Master Gardeners acknowledge those who assisted with events

The UC Master Gardeners of Mariposa would like to thank all the gardening enthusiasts for supporting two of the group’s main events: The 2018 Spring Plant & Art Sale and the Annual Garden Tour. The proceeds from both events enable the group to continue community outreach programs such as public informational seminars with experts in the field, maintenance of the […]

Ewing Wing benefit scheduled for June 9

The annual Four Seasons benefit dinner for the Ewing Wing at John C. Fremont Hospital has been scheduled. It will be held on Saturday, June 9, at the Senior Center, 5246 Spriggs Lane, in Mariposa. Doors open at 5 p.m. for attendees to view the decorated tables and vote for their favorites. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The […]

Sierra Tel setting up WiFi hotspot at visitor center



A WiFi hotspot will soon be available at the Mariposa County Visitor Center/Chamber of Commerce building. Dan Rule, business development manager for the phone and Internet company Sierra Tel, made the announcement at last week’s Mariposa County Board of Supervisors meeting. “We’ll be running fiberoptic cable to that building as quickly as we can,” said Rule. “We’ve been meeting with […]