California is not one of the states currently experiencing an increase in cyclosporiasis cases, an intestinal illness caused ...

It is incredible that we place the value of human life below making a visible change to our beautiful national park. I am speaking specifically of Yosemite and Nevada and Vernal falls. Every year we ...

The 2026-27 Mariposa County Civil Grand Jury was seated last week at the courthouse. Mariposa County Judge Anita Starchman Bryant is shown in this photo giving the jury instructions just prior to the ...

Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese is hoping new language in a request for area animal shelters to take dogs will help save the lives of animals. The sheriff’s office recently “re-crafted the ...

Thank you Sheriff Jeremy Briese and the hard-working deputies of the Mariposa County Sheriff’s office for your efforts to prevent illegal camping near the Idle Wheels Senior Mobile Home Park. The ...

There appears to be little appetite for any kind of county-wide noise ordinance, as Mariposa County Supervisor Miles Menetrey quickly discovered last week. Menetrey floated the idea past the Mariposa ...

With deep sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Marlene J. Wearin, who was born in Merced to Sylvester and Athalee Brown on Dec. 15, 1935, and transitioned out of this life on May 13, ...

An artist rendering of Phase III of the Mariposa Creek Parkway Project. The low bidder for the $3 million project withdrew its bid. Courtesy Mariposa County Long awaited plans to improve the Mariposa ...

If there is one bill Coulterville resident Jim Rhodes is going to pay, it is his local water and sewer bill. So, you can imagine his surprise when he got a letter from Mariposa County Public Works ...

Mariposa County Unified School District recently announced the appointment of Tracy Lingenfelter as the new principal of Woodland Elementary School. Lingenfelter brings more than 20 years of ...

Merced College has secured $1.5 million in federal funding to support the expansion of its fire training facilities at the Hawk Regional Training Center, advancing efforts to strengthen workforce ...

From left, Kai Asmund and Juliette Vuillaume are pictured in the midst of a Foothills Under 30 interview. Submitted photos “It was leaving that made me realize how much I love this place,” said local ...