Is there or isn’t there? That is the question when it comes to the issue of a published report last week that indicated there would be a reservation system implemented this year at Yosemite National ...

Brooke Gutierrez and Alex Drake look over a map of the MID area which is nearly all located in Mariposa County. Photo by Greg Little When a document weighs one pound and 5.6 ounces, you know it’s ...

Above is the overall view of the rock slide that took place on Highway 140 near the current Ferguson Slide. The bottom photo shows working inspecting the slide. Officials are hopeful they can get at ...

Editor’s note: A few weeks ago, Rep. Tom McClintock was scheduled to do an interview with this newspaper. That in-depth interview had to be changed though the congressman did do a telephone interview ...

Mariposa County Fire Department supports the county with 13 volunteer stations located throughout the county. If you are 18 years of age and possess a valid CA driver’s license, we would love to hear ...

The “big barn” at Happy Goat Farms, which will eventually be used for events, is shown here. Though there were some mixed feelings about providing a conditional use permit to Happy Goat Farms to be ...

Earlier this month students from Mariposa County High School attended the Hollister Ag Welding Competition where they took third place. Pictured from left are Ben Lingenfelter, Lucas Ibarra, Brady ...

On Tuesday, March 25, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s office responded to an incident at Mariposa Elementary School. The incident involved a 14-year-old student who brought a replica-style pellet gun ...

With a good amount of moisture falling in recent weeks, the waterfalls are running strong in Yosemite National Park. This photo of Yosemite Falls was taken last week, just before a major winter storm ...

Thomas “Tom” Kent Cooke was born on Sept. 7, 1947, in Oakland, Calif.,and passed away on March 24, 2025 in Modesto, Calif. He was raised by his mother, Ellen Jane Cooke. Tom always believed education ...

One-way traffic has been flowing on Highway 140 headed to Yosemite National Park, following a rock slide that occurred on March 17. After collaboration between Caltrans and Teichert Construction in ...

Details about the death of a woman after being found with severe injuries at Yosemite National Park remain elusive. The woman, who was identified only as being 34 years old, was found injured on March ...