MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be set up at several locations in Mariposa County on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., allowing local residents to return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal. Bring your medications for disposal to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office located ...
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COARSEGOLD — Firefighters responded to reports of a vegetation fire on Long Hollow Drive in Yosemite Lakes Park this morning. Just before 9 a.m., crews were dispatched to a fire burning in grass that was estimated at about one-quarter acre with a slow rate of spread, near Deep Forest Drive. Shortly after 9 a.m., the forward progress of the fire ...
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BASS LAKE — It’s that time of year again — fall is in the air and the Smokey Bear Run / Walk returns to the shores of beautiful Bass Lake. Saturday, Sept. 24, runners and walkers of all ages will gather at Recreation Point on the south shore for one of the year’s most anticipated events. Organizers have been working ...
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MARIPOSA COUNTY — Emergency crews are on scene of a single-vehicle accident on Highway 49 near Chowchilla Mountain Road. Just before 5 p.m. reports came in of a single vehicle over the side, and Sheriff’s deputies, CHP, and firefighters were at scene by 5:10 p.m., working to extract one patient. There is no report of road blockage at this time, ...
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OAKHURST — Spectators lined Road 426 and School Road on Saturday, Sept. 17, to cheer and wave as some 40 entries passed by in the 20th annual Heritage Days Parade. From fire engines to mounted patrols, colorful floats and classic cars, the nearly 90-minute parade kicked off a day of festivities at Fresno Flats Historic Park. We have complied a ...
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COULTERVILLE — CoyoteFest, Coulterville’s largest annual event, transforms a quiet, gold rush era town into a boomtown for the day on Saturday, Sep. 24. A parade down Historic Main Street kicks off the day at 10 a.m. Alberta Garrett, great granddaughter of the founder of the town’s historic Hotel Jeffery, (born in Yosemite Valley) will be this year’s Grand Marshall. ...
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Lorene Dunn passed away on the evening of Sept. 14, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. Lorene was born on Jan. 29, 1925, in Spiro, Okla. She traveled with her family from Oklahoma as a child during the Great Depression, settling in Chowchilla in the 1930’s. Lorene was a long time resident of Chowchilla where she met the love ...
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Written by Izzi Stadler — MARIPOSA — Don’t miss the most elaborately themed and decorated event of the year — Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 5th annual “Night of the Child” Gala is Saturday, Oct. 1, from 5 to 10 p.m., at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds in Building A. This year’s event is sure to impress. All of the Mariposa ...
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Herbert John Curry passed away on Sept. 12, 2016, at the age of 88, surrounded by his family. Herb was born in Bulls Gap, rural Hawkins County, Tenn., and moved to North Fork, Calif., in 1997. He was a business owner and a machinist with Anheuser Busch for 36 years. Herb was a veteran of the Korean War, and served ...
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Written by Linda Giampa — CALIFORNIA — Whether heading out for a long backpacking trip, local day hikes, or an all-terrain run with our dogs, all of us are consistently aware of the need to pack provisions for varying weather, terrain and potential dangers. However, very few of us would stop to think about ticks or the dangers of tick-borne ...
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