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Mariposa SPCA offers spay and neuter vouchers to support pets
The SPCA of Mariposa County, located at 5599 Highway 49 North at the entrance to the Mariposa landfill, is encouraging pet owners to use available spay and neuter vouchers that can reduce the cost of surgery by 50 percent, helping more local families afford a procedure that benefits pets, owners and the wider community. The…
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Shade structures open today at Mariposa Park playground
Families visiting Mariposa Park will have more relief from the summer sun beginning today, as newly installed shade structures at the park playground open to the public following completion of the project and final inspection. The improvements, located at the playground near the Mariposa County Park and swimming pool area, are intended to make one…
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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…
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Driver’s car insurance revoked over ‘Jesus loves you’ stickers
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor (Republished from the Christian Post – christianpost.com) Simeon Chandra, a 35-year-old driver, lost his car insurance after his insurer objected to two “Jesus loves you” phrases written in tape along the side of his vehicle. He warns that the decision pushes Christian expression to the margins of public life. British…
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Court blocks CHP from firing officer caught in LA overtime scandal
BY NIGEL DUARA (This story was originally published by CalMatters) On Sept. 17, 2017, California Highway Patrol officer Nathaniel Partridge checked in his patrol car almost four hours before his shift ended and drove 35 miles home. That day, and on at least two other occasions, he was paid overtime for the hours he didn’t work. Partridge…
