MARIPOSA COUNTY — Mariposa County Office of Emergency Services is seeking information to provide to state and federal partners, in hopes of obtaining financial support for the County and individual residents, following the recent weather event. If you experienced damage due to the 2022/2023 Atmospheric Weather Event (winter storms beginning December 27th, 2022), please visit https://arcg.is/00qijD0 and answer all questions ...

TRAFFIC ADVISORY – One-way Traffic Control is Targeted to Begin on Jan. 24 MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues to make progress in clearing a rockslide that occurred on Sunday, January 15, 2023, temporarily closing State Route 140 near Briceburg in Mariposa County. Route 140 is currently closed in both directions from the Bug Hostel (Midpines) ...

TRAFFIC ADVISORY – One-way Traffic Control is Targeted to Begin Middle of Next Week MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues to make progress in clearing a rockslide that occurred on Sunday, January 15, 2023, temporarily closing State Route 140 near Briceburg in Mariposa County. Clean-up on the slide is ahead of schedule, with plans to begin ...

MARIPOSA–On January 15th, 2023,  The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of possible vandalism at the Mariposa Cemetery. Upon investigation, a total of 47 grave sites were identified as being damaged as well as multiple gravesite decorations such as angels and vases. At this time, the Sheriff’s Office is still evaluating the cost of repairing or replacing the damaged headstones. ...

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: One-Way Traffic Control on State Routes 49, 132, and 140. Route 140 is Temporarily Closed Near Briceburg Due to Rockslide MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to conduct the following work next week in Mariposa County: Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Mt. Ophir Road to Bear Valley Point for utility work ...

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: State Route 140 Remains Closed Near Briceburg Due to Rockslide MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has temporarily closed State Route 140 near Briceburg in Mariposa County due to a large rockslide that made the roadway impassable on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Caltrans has initiated an Emergency Director’s Order ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Sierra Tel, serving both Eastern Madera County and Mariposa County, announces that its 2023 telephone directory recounts the long history of Midpines Food and Gas. The directory story briefly recounts the times gone by of the 1926 Carstens building, located at the intersection of Carsten’s Road and Highway 140 in Midpines, that is now Midpines Food and ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa Arts Council and the County Planning Department invite the public to review and share feedback on initial concepts for Mariposa County’s Caltrans’ Clean California public art project. Located in the town of Mariposa, this project entails two gateway features located at the southern and northern intersections of Highway 140 and Highway 49 and two murals. The ...

UPDATE – State Route 140 has re-opened at 5 PM on January 10, 2023. TRAFFIC ADVISORY MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has temporarily closed State Route 140 in the Merced River Canyon area of Mariposa County from approximately Colorado Road above Midpines to Yosemite Cedar Lodge in El Portal due to multiple mudslides that have made ...

OAKHURST — The American Red Cross Central Valley Chapter has opened two evacuation shelters due to flooding in Madera and Mariposa Counties. Red Cross volunteers will provide safe shelter, water, meals, and additional resources to evacuees impacted by these major storms. Shelter Locations: New Life Christian Fellowship (5089 Cole Road, Mariposa, CA 95338) Oakhurst Community Center (39800 Fresno Flats Rd, ...