Happy Goat Farms, shown here, was subject to an appeal of its recent Conditional Use Permit. The appeal was eventually denied by the county supervisors. After three and a half hours of deliberation, ...

The concessionaire at Yosemite National Park has been given an unsatisfactory rating for 2024 in a lengthy report released by the National Park Service. Annually, the park service issues reports ...

A communication sent by the United States Department of Interior in regard to cultural activities within Yosemite National Park has caused disarray for local officials. In that message, which explains ...

Every budgeting period in Mariposa County comes with a lot of compromise and difficult decisions. For the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year budget, a significant difficult decision was proposed for community ...

Another school year has come to a close which means another group of seniors have received their diplomas and are about to embark on new endeavors. Mariposa County High School held their graduation ...

A Kreeger Sluice is shown. A Mariposa County man has patented and created a gold prospecting device he believes could change the way prospectors separate and recover gold through running water. Named ...

Cleta Wells (CW) was born in Virginia on Aug. 6, 1940 and passed away May 26, 2025 in Mariposa at the age of 84. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tandy Wells (TW). She is survived by her son ...

We regret to inform the community of the death of our brother, Mark Axl Boldroff. He passed away May 26, 2025, in his home of a heart attack. Mark was born on Nov. 10, 1967. He leaves behind his ...

A Coulterville man has died following a crash in Tuolumne County. Boyd Fuller Palmer III, 40, was found after he apparently crashed his vehicle on a closed stretch of Wards Ferry Road. The road is ...

It is with deep sorrow and loving remembrance that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Billy Jack Beesley. He will be laid to rest alongside his cherished brothers, Richard Harold Beesley ...

Inside this week’s newspaper you will find two special editions focused on graduating seniors in this area. Graduates from Mariposa County High School, Chawanakee Academy Charter School, Sierra Home ...

Construction of a new mining exploration tunnel is set to begin in Mariposa County, specifically Hornitos, at the end of the year. Blue Moon Metals has received federal approval from the Bureau of ...