The issues surrounding Mariposa County are many and have local, as well as potentially national, impacts. As such, advocating on the national level is a priority for local county officials. County ...

Dan Fournier, foreground, and Chris Jennings inspect some smoked meat on one of the large commercial barbecue smokers at Mariposa’s newest restaurant in downtown Mariposa. Photo by Greg Little You can ...

Abby Beery is shown stealing second base against Sonora last week. Photos by Amanda White The Mariposa County High School varsity softball team won against Sonora on Feb. 26, 9-5. This was a ...

The Mariposa County Department of Public Works will begin construction on the Indian Peak Bridge, requiring a full road closure for a section of Indian Peak Road near Hirsch Road. The closure began ...

Shown from left are “Woman of the Year” Kellie Flanagan, Adam Oliveras (executive director of the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce), Rachael Snedecor (chamber president) and Nicole W. Little, ...

Protesters gathered again last Saturday at Yosemite National Park to express their anger at the federal budget cuts which are eliminating jobs in the National Park Service. Photo courtesy Patsy ...

JAIL BOOKING REPORT Here are some of the highlights from the recent booking reports at the Mariposa County Jail. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. February 24 ...

The varsity team is pictured after their win against Van Guard Prep. From left are coach Al Brondolo, Timmy Roberts-McDougall, Wilde Ketron, Noah Lilly, Lyell Marcis, Jaxzyn Przybyla, Brady Martin, ...

Caltrans is entering the second phase of the Ferguson rock shed project and work could be complete in five years. Shown is a rendering of the work.For the better part of 20 years, the California ...

Ken Yager is shown in this photo during a Facelift event in Yosemite National Park. Yager believes there may be an effort underway to privatize national parks around the country. Submitted photo ...

The courthouse clock tolled 11 times on Monday morning, something that physically shakes the benches inside the upstairs courtroom. Just a few minutes later, Mariposa County Superior Court was called ...

Editor, We are furious with Rep. Tom McClintock! His district has two national parks and several national forests. Wildfires have killed, injured and left homeless thousands of his constituents. Yet, ...