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Supervisor Menetrey invited to speak at Western Governors’ Association conference
Mariposa County District 5 Supervisor Miles Menetrey recently brought a rural California perspective to a multi-state audience after being invited to speak at the Western Governors’ Association annual meeting in Park City, Utah. Menetrey attended the conference, held June 30 through July 2, after receiving an invitation to participate in a panel discussion on a…
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Inside California’s battle with the marijuana black market
(Republished from The Epoch Times – theepochtimes.com) By Brad Jones, July 18, 2026 YREKA, Calif.—A convoy of sheriff’s deputies heads into a vast network of illegal marijuana grow operations in the foothills of Mount Shasta in California’s Siskiyou County. They drive into a dusty encampment strewn with garbage and piles of empty plastic fertilizer containers,…
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Entry deadline for Fair entries is approaching fast
Mariposa County Fair organizers are encouraging residents to submit their entry forms ahead of the August 1 deadline, inviting community members of all ages to showcase the projects, talents, and traditions that help define the annual celebration. From home-baked goods and garden produce to handmade crafts, artwork, livestock projects, and other creative entries, the Fair…
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Improvement slated at Mariposa Park playground
Mariposa County Public Works is scheduled to begin installing new shade structures at the Mariposa Park playground on Monday, July 27, with work expected to take approximately seven days, barring delays. During construction, the playground and the entire upper park area will be temporarily closed for public safety. The project includes the installation of two…
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‘Who’s Laughing Now?’ Says Covid Toilet Paper Hoarder After Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak
LANSING, MI — Six years after friends and neighbors mercilessly mocked him for filling his garage with industrial-sized towers of toilet paper during the COVID pandemic, local man Greg Hutchins reportedly emerged from his home Friday with a smug grin and a fresh roll of Charmin draped triumphantly over his shoulder. With an outbreak of…
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Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to be California State holidays
(Republished from California Current – CaliforniaCurrent.org) Leave it to the clowns in Sacramento to turn a simple question of school calendars into another master class in selective pandering. Assembly Bill 2017, rammed through with the eager backing of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Assemblymember Matt Haney, aims to make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha official…
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JCF Prepared for Emergency Births: On-Site Training and Partnership with Valley Children’s Hospital
While the John C. Fremont Healthcare District has not had a labor and delivery unit in a number of years, under emergency circumstances, sometimes babies are born there. Recently, the Healthcare District hosted on-site training focused on emergency newborn care, making use of the hospital’s emergency obstetrics (OB) cart and infant warmer. The training was…
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Mariposa Family Resource Center Announces Community Blood Drive
The Mariposa County Family Resource Center, in partnership with the Central California Blood Center, will host a community blood drive on Saturday, July 25, offering residents an opportunity to support patients in need across the region. “We are excited to collaborate with the Central California Blood Center and Frost Shop Marketplace for Christmas in July,”…
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California Labor and Democrats Driving Wildfire Reducing Goat Herders Out of Business
Labor groups are wagging the dog as California is right in the middle of wildfire season By Katy Grimes, July 14, 2026 6:30 am After many failed attempts to unionize more agricultural workers in California, Gov. Jerry Brown instead signed into law Assembly Bill 1066 in 2016 by then-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), and sponsored by…
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Specialty law enforcement union warns about high job vacancies
By Brian Joseph While law and order historically has been a political priority in California, a union for special public safety professionals says current vacancies up and down the state show their jobs are undervalued by the Legislature — and its endangering residents. The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association represents a diverse array of low-profile…
