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Mariposa County Library launches Kanopy Streaming Service for cardholders
Mariposa County Library cardholders now have access to Kanopy, a digital video streaming service offered through OverDrive, the same company that provides the library’s Libby eBook platform. The service became available Monday, Aug. 3, and may be used on smartphones, tablets, desktop computers, smart TVs and streaming devices such as Roku. Patrons may sign up…
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Saving a county treasure: Historic Catheys Valley Schoolhouse faces urgent restoration
By Dan Tucker The one-room Catheys Valley Schoolhouse, a 19th-century landmark that has helped preserve the story of one of Mariposa County’s oldest communities, needs about $40,000 in repairs to protect its original windows and weather-worn exterior. Rich Westfall, president of the Catheys Valley Historical Society, said the organization has about $10,000 set aside in…
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Fair photo class helps exhibitors get ready
Local photographers planning to enter this year’s Mariposa County Fair will have a chance to get a little help before fair time. A free photography mounting class will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in the Redbud Room at the fairgrounds. The class is designed to help exhibitors learn how…
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Deadline Nears: Community leaders urged to file for John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board
With the candidate filing deadline fast approaching, residents interested in shaping the future of local rural healthcare are being urged to file for one of three open seats on the John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors by Aug. 7. The John C. Fremont Hospital Foundation hosted an informational event in April to help…
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Community rallies behind Steve’s Sportsmans Café as rising costs threaten beloved Mariposa restaurant
By Dan Tucker Running a small business in rural California is never easy. Running a restaurant in Mariposa, where every delivery costs more, every utility bill lands harder and every empty table is felt, can be a battle for survival. For Steve Knauf, owner of Steve’s Sportsmans Café on Woodland Drive, that battle has become…
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Mariposa County trash fees stand among region’s highest
By Dan Tucker Mariposa County residents hauling their own trash to the county landfill saw the latest step in a multi-year fee increase take effect on July 1. The county’s adopted schedule lists general refuse at $6 for a 33-gallon container, $9 for a 55-gallon container, $33.50 per cubic yard, and $226.50 per ton. The…
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Wear local history: Support the Mariposa Museum with a heritage T-shirt
Community members and visitors can now show their support for the Mariposa Museum and History Center with a new heritage T-shirt featuring the museum’s iconic logo, a wearable tribute to one of the county’s most treasured cultural institutions. The shirt, priced at $32.99, offers supporters a practical way to celebrate local history while helping sustain…
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New tire and auto service shop set to open in Mariposa
By Dan Tucker A new tire and automotive service business is scheduled to open Monday, Aug. 3, at a familiar Jessie Street location across from the Mariposa County Post Office. Country Tires and Auto LLC, operated by new proprietor Jamey Corbett, will occupy the shop space at 5094 Jessie St., Suite C, on the lower…
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Beagles rescued from research-lab pipeline get 2nd chance in loving homes
(Editor’s Note: Amid all of the political thrashing and economic challenges everyone faces, sometimes we just need a spirit-calming “feel good” story, and this article fills the bill.) Organizers of the operation that freed nearly 2,200 beagles credit the Trump administration for critical help and for new efforts targeting animal cruelty. By Nanette Holt | July…
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Child Support Services Director Receives Statewide Award
Mariposa County Families Benefit from Regional Partnership Sarah Honeycutt, Director of the Regional Child Support Services program serving Mariposa County and Madera County, recently received the 2026 California Child Support Association Outstanding Individual Achievement Award for her leadership in improving child support operations throughout California. Honeycutt was recognized for developing and managing the statewide Case…
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Counties’ Election Day rules may block news coverage of voting, but not in Mariposa
BY LYNN LA (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Some of California’s most populous counties are issuing guidelines restricting the press from documenting Election Day proceedings at polling places in ways that appear to violate state statutes and the First Amendment. A coalition of media outlets, led by CalMatters, and a First Amendment…
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Jane Kim and Ben Allen squabble over state-run wildfire insurance
BY LEVI SUMAGAYSAY (REPUBLISHED FROM CALMATTERS.ORG) Insurance commissioner candidates Jane Kim and state Sen. Ben Allen have attacked each other over their main plans to improve California’s property insurance market: A public option and broad wildfire mitigation, respectively. Their latest back-and-forth is around what Kim’s plan to create a public wildfire insurer — a proposal that critics say would shift…
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Mariposa supervisors to weigh budget, advisory panel dissolutions
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors will consider the county’s final 2026-27 budget, a five-year visitor center services agreement and the dissolution of several advisory bodies when it meets Tuesday, Nov. 3. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in the Board Chambers at the Mariposa County Government Center, 5100 Bullion St. The…
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Becerra open to mileage tax after Newsom’s spending spree
“Everything should be on the table,” Becerra says of a mileage tax—despite years of massive spending with little to show for it By Megan Barth (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) In an interview with KCRA’s Ashley Zavala, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra said “everything should be on the table” when asked about a mileage-based…
