With the local economy being the lead story this week, we thought it appropriate to feature this photo from our archives. This shows the business community in Mariposa circa 1881. Clothing, dry goods ...

Shown is the bridge that leads to the site of the former Muir Lodge in Midpines. It appears progress has been made on removing the old structures at the lodge but the future of the site, including the ...

A rock slide Dec. 26 temporarily closed Highway 140 into Yosemite National Park. The slide was about a mile from the Ferguson Slide Rock Shed Project. Photo courtesy Caltrans The morning after ...

Pictured are recent Kids First large grant recipients at Sierra Foothill Charter School. Teena Starchman received a grant to purchase several 3D printers for her classroom, giving students the chance ...

It’s probably not something a lot of people in Mariposa County think about very often. But human trafficking is an issue, said Kristen Fiester, program director for Mountain Crisis Services in ...

Grizzly Giant is among the tallest and oldest trees in Mariposa Grove. Giant sequoias, always majestic and impressive, appear more so beneath a coat of snow. When I toured Mariposa Grove in Yosemite ...

The bankruptcy and liquidation of Rite Aid last year left 356 empty stores across California, including stores in Mariposa and Oakhurst. Figuring out how to repurpose all that square footage poses a ...

Nickie Pieper was born in Madera, Calif., on Aug. 25, 1932, the youngest of Pantaleo and Grazzia Logoluso. Nickie passed away on Dec. 22, 2025, in Merced, Calif. Nickie graduated from Fresno High ...

Yosemite Falls in the distance with Glacier Point at the left of photo. While researching an old map of Yosemite National Park, I noticed a forgotten trail above the Happy Isle Trail on the southwest ...

Here are some of the highlights from the recent booking reports at the Mariposa County Jail. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Dec. 29 - Devan Allen Hammer, ...

Glen Stewart Hogue, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the age of 86, at Mercy Hospital. He bravely fought cancer until his final ...

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