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  • Road Work to bring delays on Triangle Road

    By Editor | 09/23/2026

    Residents traveling Triangle Road should prepare for delays beginning Sept. 24, 2026, as a county contractor starts an asphalt slurry seal and striping project between Highway 49 and Triangle Park Road. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Monday while crews complete the work. Drivers…

  • Mariposa Farm & Ranch Tour to showcase local agriculture and land stewardship

    By Editor | 09/23/2026

    Residents and visitors will have the chance to explore Mariposa County’s agricultural roots and conservation efforts during the Mariposa Farm & Ranch Tour, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual tour will highlight a range of farms, ranches and stewardship sites across the county, offering participants a closer look…

  • El Niño threat raises flood, debris-flow concerns in Mariposa County as California prepares statewide response

    By Editor | 09/22/2026

    A strengthening El Niño could bring a wetter, more volatile winter to the Central Sierra foothills, where Mariposa County faces heightened concern over heavy rain, rising snow levels, flash flooding, road closures and debris flows on steep slopes and burn-scarred terrain. Forecasters say the developing El Niño is likely to steer more moisture-laden Pacific storms…

  • Gavin Newsom has Talarico moment with phony fly fishing stunt

    By Editor | 09/22/2026

    If the boot doesn’t fit, you probably should not force your foot into it By Katy Grimes (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) California Governor Gavin Newsom just had a “Talarico” moment of inauthenticity, of epic proportions. Poor James Talarico is trying so hard to convince Texans that he is one of them: rugged, manly,…