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Mariposa Field of Honor set for Nov. 8–15
Mariposa County 4-H will host the 12th annual Field of Honor Nov. 8–15 at the Mariposa Museum & History Center, 5119 Jessie Street. The free display will feature hundreds of American flags honoring veterans, active-duty military personnel, first responders and others remembered by family members and neighbors. The event includes Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.…
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Operation Turkey to provide Thanksgiving meals to Mariposa County families
The fifth annual Operation Turkey will provide Thanksgiving meals to Mariposa County families through a partnership of local public agencies and community organizations. Participating partners include the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, Mariposa County Sheriff’s Foundation, Mariposa County Probation Department and Pioneer Market. The effort began as a grassroots initiative and has grown into an annual…
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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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Steve Hilton: Abolish the DMV
BY LYNN LA (REPUBLISHED FROM CAL MATTERS – CALMATTERS.ORG) Saying “enough is enough,” Steve Hilton said he wants to get rid of the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Rallying in front of a DMV office in West Hollywood on Tuesday, the Republican candidate for governor said he wants to abolish the department by transferring its functions to a…
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California could be first in the nation to create smoke-damage standards
BY LEVI SUMAGAYSAY (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Two smoke-damage bills awaiting the governor’s signature address a longstanding issue brought to the fore by the Los Angeles County fires: When is it safe for wildfire survivors to move back into their homes? After the deadly January 2025 fires, which destroyed more than…
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More visitors, less waiting: Yosemite survey shows strong peak-season visitor experience
With visitation up, preliminary survey finds 96% of visitors rated their Yosemite experience good or excellent National Park Service News Release More people are visiting Yosemite National Park this year, but they aren’t spending more time waiting. Preliminary results from a new peak-season visitor survey found 96% of visitors rated their recreational experience in Yosemite…
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Globe accused of ‘Hit Piece’ over exposé of CA assemblyman who sent $6 million to his own nonprofit from state budget
Taxpayers did not volunteer to underwrite Assemblyman Jackson’s nonprofit By Katy Grimes (Republished from The California Globe – california globe.com) California Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), who received his Masters in Social Work, founded and directs the nonprofit Center Against Racism and Trauma (CART), which has only been tax-exempt since February 2022. Earlier this year, he named CART his legislative…
