MARIPOSA – The Mariposa Theatre Alliance, a program of the Mariposa County Arts Council, is holding auditions for their upcoming production of Arsenic and Old Lace, on July 18, 19, and 20, at 7 p.m. at the Mariposa County Park Amphitheater, onstage. Rehearsals will start Sept. 6, and performances will be Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 16. They are casting ...

NORTH FORK – Downtown North Fork will soon welcome a new gathering place — this one designed to serve the young people of the community. Public Coffee House is a youth center coffee shop to be opened in the heart of town. The coffee house is being directed and managed by Kory Nunez, Youth Director at Calvary Chapel of the ...

FRESNO — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is holding two Public Participation Hearings in Fresno on PG&E’s 2017 General Rate Case request to increase its rates effective Jan. 1, 2017. These two free public meetings will be on Tuesday July 12, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Fresno City Council Chambers, 2600 Fresno Street. If PG&E’s rate ...

NORTH FORK — Local firefighters have had a very busy day so far in the North Fork area. Having just wrapped up a fire on Arab Way, they responded to a medical aid call in North Fork, and were then dispatched to reports of a fire near the Transfer Station just north of town. At 2:38 p.m., a fire was ...

NORTH FORK — A vegetation fire reported on Arab Way just off Rocky Road near the intersection of Road 200 and Road 221, was quickly handled by firefighters this afternoon. Just before noon on Saturday, crews responded to a fire burning in grass next to a horse corral at a home at the end of Arab Way. Cal Fire Engine ...

BASS LAKE — It’s time to register for the Smokey Bear Run / Walk, returning to the shores of beautiful Bass Lake on Saturday, Sept. 24. This year’s Race Chairman, Sheriff Jay Varney, invites all runners and walkers to join in the celebration of the 29th running of this popular event. This year’s proceeds will benefit Cal Fire and the ...

NORTH FORK — Amid the sounds of native drums and prayers offered up for a safe journey and the experience of unity, a North Fork family played host to those on a spiritual journey this week, celebrating with runners on their way from Alaska to Panama as part of the Peace & Dignity Journey 2016. “Peace and Dignity Journeys” is ...

Written by Ronnie Sweeting — MARIPOSA — Music on the Green, the free summer concert series brought to you by The Mariposa County Arts Council and its many fine sponsors, presents live in concert The Blue Skies Trio on Friday, July 8, and The Danny Millsap Band on Saturday, July 9. Inspired by the classic piano-bass-drum trios and small jazz ...

CALIFORNIA — While the Broken Fire in Coarsegold is 100 percent contained, there are over 3,600 firefighters battling 10 major wildfires across California. Mild temperatures have given firefighters the opportunity to gain the upper hand on containing five large fires over the past couple of days. Temperatures will continue to remain below normal, but high winds and low humidity is ...

FRESNO — One defendant was sentenced and one pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to cultivate marijuana in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County with the intent to distribute, announced Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. Francisco Javier Gomez-Rodriguez, 38, of Pihuamo, Jalisco, Mexico, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to three years ...