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Yosemite Realty is poised to serve buyers and sellers alike

Contributed byTravis Blagg Mariposa County’s newest full-service real estate office is Yosemite Realty. It is owned and operated by Rebecca Hatcher, a

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Former sheriffs recount challenges and career highlights over almost four decades

By R.D. Tucker Thanks to its semi-remote geographic location, diminutive population, and typically a law-abiding rural citizenry, Mariposa County has

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Yosemite Mariposa Tourism Bureau continues to drive critical visitation, despite challenges

California’s tourism industry was battered and bruised by the worldwide Covid 19 pandemic, and Mariposa County was not exempt, nor was the crown jewel of

Challenges Report

Challenges ReportI read with interest the Grand Jury’s report in the July 13 issue of the localnewspaper. I am especially concerned about the writer’s

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‘Ben the Barber’ hangs his shingle in downtown Mariposa

Contributed bySallee Gaines Ben Takash, aka “Ben the Barber,” was raised in Mariposa and graduated from Mariposa County High School in 2003. He became a

Identity in peril

The point of America has been to forge a new “American” culture. Unless a common purpose bind us together, manufactured hostilities and forced lifestyles

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In 2023, Pombetta makes No. 23

Contributed by formerMCHS Coach and Athletic DirectorTrace DeSandres In August of 1933, Coach John “Pop” Ryan became the first football coach at Mariposa

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California pushes insurers to cover more homes in these areas

By Levi SumagaysayReprinted fromCALMATTERS.ORG California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has unveiled an effort to force insurers to resume writing

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ICES offers a solution to the burden of finding childcare

Contributed bySallee Gaines Lang Finding safe and qualified childcare in Mariposa County has been an ongoing issue for the area’s parents for years and

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Coast Hardware reaches another milestone – four decades in business

By R.D. Tucker“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That statement is attributed to French novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr but is