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Mariposa County continues drift toward 50/50 political split in Nov. 3 election
Unofficial returns from the Nov. 3, 2026, election Mariposa County voters favored Republicans in the major partisan contests shown in Tuesday’s unofficial returns, while backing Lisa Edelheit for county supervisor and narrowly supporting a statewide medical-research proposition. Republican Steve Hilton led Democrat Xavier Becerra in the county’s vote for governor, 4,024 to 2,809, taking 58.89…
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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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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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Remains found off Agua Fria Road remain unidentified
Human remains discovered July 26 off Agua Fria Road have been confirmed to be those of a male, but DNA comparisons have not identified him, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators are working with the California Department of Justice’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit to establish the individual’s identity. DNA samples from the…
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Daylight-savings time ends Sunday, why the Prop. 7 voter message didn’t carry any weight?
Californians will turn their clocks back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 1, as daylight-savings time ends. It’s an extra hour of sleep, supposedly, but what about the loss of productivity with the loss of late day daylight? The change comes despite a 2018 ballot measure that many voters understood as a step toward ending the…
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Yosemite Region Symphony opens 25th anniversary season with “Pure Fantasy” concert
Performances scheduled in Mariposa and Yosemite Valley The Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra will open its 25th anniversary season Saturday, Oct. 24, with a “Pure Fantasy” concert at Mariposa High School’s Fiester Auditorium. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. and feature three works selected to reflect the concert’s fantasy theme. The anniversary also recalls the…
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Debris burning is still suspended
Recent rains and cooler temperatures may place residents in a false sense of security when it comes to residentialdebris burning. While rain can dampen and slow the existing fire activity in the short term, warmer, dryer conditions are projected to return and increase the threat of wildfire. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE)…
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County makes sand, sandbags available ahead of storms
The Mariposa County Department of Public Works is advising residents to prepare for storms in the forecast by obtaining sand and sandbags available at designated county fire stations. Residents should consult the county flyer for participating fire station locations and are reminded to bring their own shovels when collecting the materials. For questions about sand…
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Edelheit’s union connections, contributions raise eyebrows
Labor organizations have emerged as a significant source of financial and organizational support for Lisa Edelheit’s 2026 campaign for the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat, according to campaign-finance filings, union voter guides, campaign materials and public records reviewed through Oct. 18, 2026. Campaign-finance records list $14,100 in total contributions to Edelheit’s campaign…
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Supervisors to consider data center moratorium, 4-H agreement
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors will consider a temporary moratorium on data center development, a three-year agreement supporting a local 4-H education position and a series of health, housing and public-service contracts when it meets tomorrow. Tomorrows meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in the Board Chambers at the Mariposa County Government…
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Stark family donates patient lift to John C. Fremont Healthcare District
The family of the late Bob Stark, a longtime Catheys Valley resident, has donated a new Arjo Stand Assist Lift to John C. Fremont Healthcare District’s Acute Department, fulfilling a need that had been the focus of a fundraising campaign by the JCF Hospital Foundation. The Foundation had been seeking $6,528 to purchase the lift…
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California sheriff broke election law by seizing ballots, state Supreme Court rules
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER AND NIGEL DUARA (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco broke the law and created “a substantial risk to election integrity” when he seized more than 650,000 ballots California’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday morning. The justices ruled unanimously that Bianco must return the ballots to the county’s top election administrator and…
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Mariposa contractors’ group gets new life after pandemic pause
After more than three decades as a voice for Mariposa County’s building community, the Mariposa County Contractors’ Association is working to rebuild itself after the COVID-19 pandemic brought meetings and momentum to a halt. For newly elected association president Daniel Weiland, the effort is about more than reorganizing a trade group. It is about restoring…
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Road Work to bring delays on Triangle Road
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…
