2014-03-06

A rockshed that uses Roman-style arches to hold up the tremendous weight of the Ferguson Slide west of El Portal has been approved by California Department of Transportation planners. Construction must start by Jan. 1, 2016 to comply with state legislation that lets the project impact limestone salamander habitat, project manager Grace Magsayo said this week. Last year, Caltrans narrowed […]

Just weeks after Rep. Tom McClintock expressed “relief” at the final Merced River Plan, the congressman was jousting again with the National Park Service over Yosemite. The recent exchange took place at a Feb. 26 Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. In March of 2013, McClintock introduced H.R. 1192, a bill designed “to redesignate Mammoth Peak in Yosemite National Park as […]

Thanks to a diminishing amount of state and federal funding for road repairs in the Mariposa County Public Works Department budget, the chance of seeing any repaving of county maintained roads downtown, in the foreseeable future, is not likely. The network of roadways in downtown, namely the numbered streets and roads adjacent to Highway 140, have not seen any major […]

In an effort to add revenue to public schools located in Yosemite National Park, the Mariposa County Unified School District is looking into a variety of funding mechanisms to shore up teacher positions there. One of the channels the district is looking into for funding is by negotiating a “guest fee” agreement with Delaware North Companies (DNC) that would add […]

Residents should advance clocks one hour before retiring on Saturday night in order to wake in synch with Daylight-Saving Time on Sunday morning. The change takes place at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, when California’s official time jumps ahead one hour to 3 a.m. Many electronic clocks automatically advance themselves. Fire departments across the country recommend that residents test […]