MARIPOSA – Crews made good progress overnight on the Boyer Fire, which is burning in the Bootjack area of Mariposa County. It is now 60 percent contained at an estimated 75 acres. The fire started yesterday just after 1:30 p.m. at the end of Boyer Road and forced evacuations in the Lush Meadows area. Residents were allowed to return home ...

MARIPOSA – Evacuations have been lifted on the Boyer Fire, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. This is still an active fire and suppression equipment is still in the area, so please drive with caution. The fire is burning in the Bootjack/ Lush Meadows area and was reported just after 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. It quickly grew to about ...

MARIPOSA – As firefighters work to get a handle on the Boyer Fire, burning at the end of Boyer Road in Mariposa County, residents are being ordered to evacuate. At 2:35 p.m., the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office ordered mandatory evacuations for Sherrod Road from the east end to the Owl Creek Bridge. A Red Cross Evacuation Center is being set ...

MARIPOSA – The next weekend of the free Summer Concert Series, “Music on the Green,” features the honky-tonk country music of The Danny Millsap Band on Friday, June 15; and the powerful electric blues of Mike Hammer & The Nails on Saturday, June 16. Honky-tonk veterans, The Danny Millsap Band, made their Music on the Green debut in 2016, and ...

MARIPOSA – A journey through eight decades of great American Film Music will highlight the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) 2018 “Independence Day Spectacular!” Concert. The concert will be presented on Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m. in the Mariposa County Park Amphitheatre, located at 4998 County Park Road in Mariposa. The MSO is a program of the Mariposa County Arts ...

MARIPOSA – There are dozens of diseases, insects and other pests that attack fruit trees. With that in mind, the UC Master Gardeners of Mariposa County are offering a free “Fruit Tree Pest Management” workshop on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at 5100 Bullion Street in Mariposa (see map below). Maxwell ...

Written by Ronnie Sweeting – MARIPOSA – Now in its 28th year, the free summer concert series “Music on the Green” continues into the 2018 season with a weekend of great bluegrass on Friday, June 8, with The GrassKickers; and powerful electric blues on Saturday, June 9, with Deja Blues. We welcomed the return in 2016, after a long absence, ...

Written by Ronnie Sweeting – MARIPOSA – Now in its 28th year, the free summer concert series, Music on the Green – brought to you by The Mariposa County Arts Council and it’s many fine sponsors – kicks off the 2018 season with a weekend of great live music, presenting The Foothill Billies on Friday, June 1; and Steve Johnson ...

Submitted by Sheri Mace – MARIPOSA – The UC Master Gardeners of Mariposa would like to thank all the gardening enthusiasts of our town for supporting two of our main events: The 2018 Spring Plant & Art Sale and the Annual Garden Tour. The proceeds from both events enable us to continue our community outreach programs such as public informational ...

MARIPOSA – The Mariposa Yosemite Rotary invites those from near and far to an afternoon of fine art and wine tasting on Saturday, May 26, on the lawn at the historic Mariposa County Courthouse. In the heart of Mariposa, underneath the trees, it’s a perfect setting in which to enjoy local artists’ works while tasting great foothill wines. The fun ...