California is not one of the states currently experiencing an increase in cyclosporiasis cases, an intestinal illness caused ...

The 2026-27 Mariposa County Civil Grand Jury was seated last week at the courthouse. Mariposa County Judge Anita Starchman Bryant is shown in this photo giving the jury instructions just prior to the ...

Alexis Fairchild, BSN, RN, and Clinical Educator for the Healthcare District, stands with the infant warmer funded by the JCF ...

Justin Bolton is shown at the Mariposa County Courthouse after a recent hearing. Photo by Tom Lyden Justin Bolton, the man ...

Our beloved Twyla Jean Capurro was tragically killed in a work-related accident on April 14, 2026. The accident occurred in Knight’s Ferry at the Canyon Tunnel Project worksite. Twyla was 35 years old ...

Editor, I appreciate Mr. Huffaker’s thoughtful response to my recent opinion article. Honest debate is healthy, but I believe several important facts deserve clarification. First, the Iran nuclear ...

Thank you Sheriff Jeremy Briese and the hard-working deputies of the Mariposa County Sheriff’s office for your efforts to prevent illegal camping near the Idle Wheels Senior Mobile Home Park. The ...

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Ray McPadden talks with hospitality and tourism leaders July 9, during a quarterly meeting of the Yosemite Gateway Partners. Photo by Tom Lyden Yosemite National ...

There appears to be little appetite for any kind of county-wide noise ordinance, as Mariposa County Supervisor Miles Menetrey quickly discovered last week. Menetrey floated the idea past the Mariposa ...

With deep sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Marlene J. Wearin, who was born in Merced to Sylvester and Athalee Brown on Dec. 15, 1935, and transitioned out of this life on May 13, ...

Editor, We have only two candidates for the Madera County District 5 worthy of our consideration. One, Melanie Barker who is unusually well qualified, and Frank Bigelow, who is moderately qualified.

It is incredible that we place the value of human life below making a visible change to our beautiful national park. I am speaking specifically of Yosemite and Nevada and Vernal falls. Every year we ...