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A sweet dream rolls toward Mariposa
After years of imagining her own ice cream truck, Amy Paige prepares to bring Yammy’s Yummies to town. By Dan Tucker For 15 years, Amy carried around the kind of dream that can sound whimsical at first: owning an ice cream truck. Now, after years of joking about it, thinking about it and wondering whether…
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Yosemite Facelift calls volunteers to care for the park—and their own communities
For more than two decades, volunteers have gathered in Yosemite each September with trash bags, gloves and a shared sense of responsibility. This year, Yosemite Facelift will return Sept. 23–27, inviting participants to help clean and care for the park while encouraging supporters beyond Yosemite to bring the same stewardship ethic to trails, parks, crags…
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Yosemite visits rise after park drops reservation system
By Staff Report Yosemite National Park recorded 654,356 recreation visits in July 2026, up 6.1 percent from 616,551 visits in July 2025, when a peak-hours reservation system was in place, according to visitation figures released by the park. The increase comes in the first summer since the National Park Service ended Yosemite’s timed-entry reservation requirement…
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Mariposa Grizzly football supporters can celebrate Logan Mankins’ Fresno State Ring of Honor Induction
By Dan Tucker Grizzly Football supporters are invited to join in celebrating former Fresno State standout Logan Mankins, who hails from Cathey’s Valley, as he is inducted into the Fresno State Football Ring of Honor during the Bulldogs’ homecoming game against arch-rival Boise State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Valley Children’s Stadium in…
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Gann Fire leaves death and destruction in Calaveras County
VALLEY SPRINGS — The Gann Fire, a fast-moving blaze that broke out Monday evening, Aug. 3, near Hogan Dam Road and Gann Road, had burned more than 10,000 acres in Calaveras County by Saturday and left at least one person dead as firefighters continued working through rugged, heat-dried terrain. As of Saturday, Aug. 8, the…
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Mariposa County Library to mark 100 years with community celebration
The Mariposa County Library will celebrate a century of service this fall with a free community event recognizing the library’s long-standing role as a place for learning, connection and local history. The anniversary celebration is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, from 4-7 p.m., in partnership with the Mariposa Friends of the Library. The milestone traces…
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Supervisors to take up childcare grants, ethics policy and kratom ban
Aug. 11 board meeting set for 9 a.m. – A summary of the upcoming agenda The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the Board Chambers at the Mariposa County Government Center for a meeting expected to include discussion of childcare assistance, county ethics rules, housing-related…
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JCF Healthcare District puts IV pumps to use
At the end of May, the JCF Hospital Foundation began a fundraising campaign to purchase five “smart” IV pumps for the Healthcare District. The community delivered. The Foundation received enough donations to not only fund the IV pumps, but to start saving for the next item on the Healthcare District’s equipment wish list: a patient…
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Shawna Dahl: A life built on grit, grace, and unshakable spirit
By Dan Tucker There are rare people we meet in this life who do more than pass through it. They steady us, challenge us, lift us, and somehow leave us stronger than we were before. Their impact is not measured in titles, trophies, or attention, but in the quiet, lasting ways they change the hearts…
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JCF Board approves Letter of Intent to explore regional rural healthcare partnership
The John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors approved a non-binding Letter of Intent during a Special Board Meeting on August 4, authorizing the district to begin discussions with Oak Valley Hospital District regarding a potential regional healthcare partnership. The action also authorized the district to pursue funding through the California Rural Health Transformation…
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A sweet dream rolls toward Mariposa
After years of imagining her own ice cream truck, Amy Paige prepares to bring Yammy’s Yummies to town. By Dan Tucker For 15 years, Amy carried around the kind of dream that can sound whimsical at first: owning an ice cream truck. Now, after years of joking about it, thinking about it and wondering whether…
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Yosemite Facelift calls volunteers to care for the park—and their own communities
For more than two decades, volunteers have gathered in Yosemite each September with trash bags, gloves and a shared sense of responsibility. This year, Yosemite Facelift will return Sept. 23–27, inviting participants to help clean and care for the park while encouraging supporters beyond Yosemite to bring the same stewardship ethic to trails, parks, crags…
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Yosemite visits rise after park drops reservation system
By Staff Report Yosemite National Park recorded 654,356 recreation visits in July 2026, up 6.1 percent from 616,551 visits in July 2025, when a peak-hours reservation system was in place, according to visitation figures released by the park. The increase comes in the first summer since the National Park Service ended Yosemite’s timed-entry reservation requirement…
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California Supreme Court says cities can’t add extra hurdles to tax refunds
BY ALEJANDRO LAZO (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters) California cities can’t require taxpayers to navigate extra local procedures before seeking a tax refund in court, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday in a long-running lawsuit involving Marathon Petroleum, which operates the state’s largest refinery. The decision gives Marathon a procedural victory in its…
