MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council’s Music on the Green returns to the Art Park this year for a full season of live music starting on June 3, with local favorites The Jespersons, and on June 4, The Trespassers! The Jespersons are a husband and wife folk duo. Jared Jesperson is a masterful guitar player and sings harmony while ...

MARIPOSA — The charming town of Mariposa, CA, is in the national spotlight for a cultural scene that residents and returning visitors alike know is among the best in the United States. On Monday, May 9, Mariposa was named as one of 20 finalists for the 2022 USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award in the category of Best ...

MARIPOSA — The first cases of COVID-19 in patients at the John C. Fremont Hospital Ewing Wing were confirmed on Friday, May 6, with five residents testing positive. Over the weekend an additional five residents were confirmed positive for a total of ten. All residents were vaccinated and boosted. Five staff members have also tested positive and are at home ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Mariposa Friends of the Fairgrounds Foundation along with the Rodeo Royalty Committee announces that the 2022 Mariposa County Fair Rodeo Royalty applications and rules are now available for this year’s contest. The contest offers three divisions and is open to young ladies ranging in ages from 6 to 23 that are from Mariposa, Madera, Merced and Tuolumne ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations on State Routes 49 and 140 next week in Mariposa County. Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Hirsch Road to Brooks Road for tree work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, May 9, and Tuesday, May 10, 2022. • One-way traffic control from Allred ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Visitation to Mariposa County increased in 2021, bringing with it a boost to the tourism-based economy as pandemic restrictions eased. In total, $361.6 million was spent by visitors to the county, a huge increase over the $255.3 million spent in 2020 according to The Economic Impact of Travel in California, a report published this week by Visit California ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations on State Routes 49 and 140 next week in Mariposa County. Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Hirsch Road to Brooks Road for tree work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. • One-way traffic control from Allred Road to Varain Road for ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — On April 28, 2022, at approximately 2:40 p.m., the Merced Communication Center (MCC) received a call of a traffic collision on SR-49 north of Pegleg Road. Officers from the California Highway Patrol Mariposa Area responded to the scene and investigated the crash. Preliminary investigation shows that a 33-year-old male was riding his motorcycle northbound on SR-49 north of ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit (CAL FIRE MMU) has announced that effective at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, all hazard reduction burning will require a CAL FIRE burn permit in Mariposa County. For piles larger than 4 x 4 feet, residents can obtain an LE-5 burn permit from any local CAL ...

Smallcombe for District 1 Supervisor Rosemarie Smallcombe has the proven experience, leadership, knowledge and dedication needed to be an effective Supervisor.  She has done a good job representing District 1 and Mariposa County and should be re-elected to continue her good work.  Over the past 8 years in office she has developed working relationships with officials in key agencies responsible ...