On July eleventh, Jan Hamilton passed away peacefully at Pacifica Senior Living in Merced. Jan was born in Oakland, Calif., on March 16, 1934 to Elihu G. Mattoon, an actual 49er, who served as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Ray McPadden talks with hospitality and tourism leaders July 9, during a quarterly meeting of the Yosemite Gateway Partners. Photo by Tom Lyden Yosemite National ...

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, ...

Mount Dana rises above 13,000 on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park. Taylor Stanton started climbing Mount Dana before sunrise, moving by headlamp through the cold, thin air above Tioga Pass.

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 ...

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 ...

Mariposa County welcomed Jennifer McGrath as its new County Counsel on June 29. McGrath brings more than three decades of municipal law experience to the position. She previously served for 12 years ...

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 ...