Written by Ronnie Sweeting — MARIPOSA — Music on the Green – the free summer concert series brought to you by The Mariposa County Arts Council and its many fine sponsors – continues into the 2016 season, presenting live, in concert, Cottonwood Creek — featuring Maggie Watkins and Scott Patrick Little — on Friday, July 15, and Deja Blues on ...

Written by Ronnie Sweeting — MARIPOSA — Music on the Green, the free summer concert series brought to you by The Mariposa County Arts Council and its many fine sponsors, presents live in concert The Blue Skies Trio on Friday, July 8, and The Danny Millsap Band on Saturday, July 9. Inspired by the classic piano-bass-drum trios and small jazz ...

MARIPOSA — The Yosemite Music Festival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 8-9, at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds. Now in its 15th year, the festival formerly held at Carter Ranch is put on by Chuck Carter and Adam Finney working together with a host of volunteers over the last 15 years. The idea is to bring the best touring ...

Written by Ronnie Sweeting — MARIPOSA — Music on the Green rolls on into the last weekend of June leaning toward Bluegrass/Americana, presenting The Mountain Men Collective on Friday, June 24, and Bodie 601 on Saturday, June 25, at the Mariposa County Art Park stage. Music on the Green is a free summer concert series brought to you by the ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — A group of committed citizens has brought community radio to the Central Sierra, and they’re inviting the public to participate in any number of ways, even if that’s just tuning in! KRYZ is broadcasting at 100 watts across the Mariposa basin at FM 98.5, and are live streaming on the internet. The station has been live online ...

MARIPOSA — About a month ago, things were a little bit up in the air. Now, Scott Marsh and his new partners in the downtown Mariposa edition of Slim’s Koffee Shak invite the community to a grand opening bash on Friday, June 24 from 7 – 9 p.m. The evening celebrates the shop’s ribbon cutting with the Mariposa Chamber of ...

Written by Ronnie Sweeting — MARIPOSA — Get ready for another in a series of free summer concerts as “Music on the Green at The Art Park” features the unique and eclectic sounds of Baraka Moon on Friday, June 17. On Saturday, June 18, check out the powerful electric blues of Mike Hammar & The Nails. The shows are brought ...

Written by Noel Morrison — MARIPOSA – The Mariposa Yosemite Rotary welcomes you to an afternoon of fine art and wine tasting on Saturday, May 28. The historic Mariposa County Courthouse in the heart of Mariposa is a perfect setting in which to enjoy local artists’ works while tasting great foothill wines. The fun kicks off at 11 a.m. and ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – On June 6, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office received information about possible illegal marijuana gardens in the Dog Town Road area of Greeley Hill in Mariposa County. Several Hispanic males were reportedly seen in the area with a semi-truck full of dirt and tractor equipment.

MARIPOSA – A Mariposa area man has been arrested after wielding a gun and threatening people at a church in Mariposa. On Friday, June 24, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call from the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The caller stated there was a man threatening people with a shotgun at the ...