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IZABELLA “IZZY” HANCE

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Mariposa Martial Arts Academy celebrates Halloween season

  The Mariposa Martial Arts Academy is celebrating the Halloween season like no other.  The group is hosting the Mariposa Zombie Crawl on Oct. 27, at 5 p.m.  The Zombie Crawl will begin at the Masonic Lodge at 5154 Jones Street in Mariposa and is free for all ages, everyone is encouraged to dress in zombie attire.  Mariposa  Martial Arts... READ MORE >

Wild about animals

Coarsegold sanctuary to have fundraising event Oct. 1   By KELLIE FLANAGAN Staff writer There’s a lot to celebrate at Coarsegold wild animal sanctuary, The Nature of Wildworks.  The nonprofit is holding its Monster Ball fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 1, and honoree Cliff, aka “Monster,” a nearly 20-year-old mountain lion, will be in attendance. Will you? Led by founder and... READ MORE >

East Whitlock Fire Arson Arrest

          CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers arrested 61-year-old Michael Eric Alexander on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Mariposa County. Through an extensive investigation, Alexander, a local resident, was identified as the suspect responsible for igniting five vegetation fires between Paddy Hill Road and Corey Pines Road off East Whitlock Road since May 31, 2023. The East... READ MORE >

Mariposa County Code Compliance Actions to Reduce Risks at Whispering Pines

 Mariposa County Code Compliance, in coordination with Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa County Health and Human Services, and Connections, is posting properties as unsafe to occupy at the Whispering Pines Apartments due to significant and immediate life, health, and safety concerns.  “We have to get them out of there for their own life and safety,” said Corrina Miranda, Mariposa County Code... READ MORE >

Oak Fire Arrest

CAL FIRE announced Friday the arrest of a Mariposa County man in connection with last year’s Oak Fire, a blaze that destroyed more than 150 homes in the county CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers arrested 71-year-old Edward Fredrick Wackerman on Friday, June 16, 2023, in Mariposa County. Through an extensive investigation Wackerman, a local Mariposa resident, was identified as the... READ MORE >

Teen dies in accident on Darrah Road

Tragedy struck the Mariposa County community on Tuesday night when an 18-year-old who was set to graduate from high school this week died in an automobile accident. Mackenzie (Mack) Hunter, 18, was killed during the accident, which happened on Darrah Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, at around 7:40 p.m., the Merced Communications Center received a call of a... READ MORE >

Barbara Appling

                Barbara Marie Appling, best known as “Grandma Sunday,” was born on July 12, 1941, in Fresno, Calif., to Peter John Gleim and Esther Heinz. She attended Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, graduating in 1959. Barbara married James Appling (David) on Jan. 10, 1960, in Visalia and they moved to Hornitos in... READ MORE >

Man dead following officer-involved shooting

Editor’s note: On Thursday afternoon, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the man who was killed during the shooting incident this week. He was listed as Joshua Antelope, 24. The sheriff’s office said he was a “transient of Mariposa County.” The sheriff’s office also said body-worn camera footage of the incident will be released “as soon as... READ MORE >

Playoff football game relocated

The location and date for the Mariposa County High School varsity playoff football game has gone through a series of changes. The date was changed to Thursday, Nov. 10 because of an upcoming holiday and now the location has been changed to Yosemite High School because of the weather. “The fairgrounds did not take too kindly to all the rain,”... READ MORE >