MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations on State Routes 49, 132, and 140 next week in Mariposa County. Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Boyer Road to the West Fork Chowchilla River for utility work from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Route 132 • One-way traffic control ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa Museum and History Center will be hosting author Marie Sontag, Ph.D. at the museum on Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. Dr. Sontag will be discussing her latest young adult fiction novels in the Whitcomb Discovery Series, California Trail Discovered and Yosemite Trail Discovered. A middle school teacher for 15 years, Dr. Sontag holds a B.A. ...

With the drop in temperatures, we here at PG&E know that many of our customers will be turning their heaters back on. We also know that increases in gas commodity prices have caused increases in energy costs this year. PG&E customers pay what we pay for natural gas, but the commodity prices have increased 90% this year compared to last ...

This is the third in a series of articles SNO will be doing called “Wildfire Wednesday.” To begin, there will be 8 articles presenting “The 12 Step Guide to Help Plan in Advance for Evacuation.” This guide was put together by Katie Hepler and the members of the California Fire Support Group on Facebook. The California Fire Support Group is ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Do you remember the last time we had any measurable rain or snow in our area? It was near the end of December. In fact, The National Weather Service Climate Data shows that the last time Fresno received any precipitation was December 29, 2021. For the past seven weeks, most of California has been experiencing a warm, ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations on State Routes 49, 132, and 140 next week in Mariposa County. Route 49 One-way traffic control from Stumpfield Mountain Road to Tiptop-Usona Road for utility work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Route 132 One-way traffic control from the Stanislaus Tuolumne ...

MARIPOSA – After multiple months with the FBI computer/phone forensic team, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has obtained details from Jonathan Gerrish’s phone. In October of 2021 we released the cause of death determined by the Pathologist. This was based on autopsy results, our investigation, and a multitude of toxicology/scientific test results. The cause of death for Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen ...

This is the second in a series of articles SNO will be doing called “Wildfire Wednesday.” To begin, there will be 8 articles presenting “The 12 Step Guide to Help Plan in Advance for Evacuation.” This guide was put together by Katie Hepler and the members of the California Fire Support Group on Facebook. The California Fire Support Group is “intended ...

CAL FIRE NOW ACCEPTING WILDFIRE RESILIENCE BLOCK GRANT APPLICATIONS $10 million in funding available to support private forestland owners SACRAMENTO – CAL FIRE is announcing up to $10 million in funding available for Wildfire Resilience Block Grants. Funding to support private forestland owners is provided through the Budget Act of 2021 and supports California’s goals of improved forest health, resilience ...

MARIPOSA — Field trips are coming back to the Mariposa Museum but museum urgently needs an influx of new volunteers. Volunteer docents are needed as well as tour guides for the upcoming school field trip season. No experience is necessary. We will train those with an eagerness to learn and give back to their community! Museum docents are needed on ...