Mariposa County News

H1N1 vaccine clinics will continue around the Central Valley on Friday. Families in Mariposa County will be given the vaccine, from 2-3 p.m. at the Wawona Community Center.

Earlier this fall, UC Merced marked a major milestone as we welcomed our fifth -- and by far our largest -- incoming class of students.

When Berl Howell isn't home to answer his telephone, a lively jazz tune plays in the background as he asks the caller to leave a message.

Mariposa County has announced openings on several planning committees. The county is seeking to fill vacancies on the planning advisory committees for Midpines, El Portal, Greeley Hill and Yosemite West, as well as the Historic Sites & Records Preservation Commission.

A soldier returning to his parents in a casket may be the most painful thing for a family to endure.

Centuries ago in the Eastern hemisphere, Mughal and Persian art saw its greatest popularity from the 800s through the 1700s.

A defendant accused of killing a 60-year-old Greeley Hill man was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter by a Mariposa County jury Thursday.

Last year Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties received a joint grant of nearly $400,000 to help manage household hazardous waste.

Hornitos will once again celebrate All Souls' Day Monday in the Mariposa County town.

The Tuolumne County Supervisors will further discuss funding for the Law and Justice Center at Tuesday's meeting.

A seminar on mistletoe and bark beetle pest management will be held on Saturday, Nov.

Under a concrete bridge built in 1926, where slow-moving Bear Creek flows into the Merced River near Briceburg, David Hester was working hard.

Edie Hector, 92, hugs Dr. Fred Kiehl on Tuesday afternoon at Northwest Family Health.

Mariposa County Fire Department said it was awarded a $238,072 traffic safety grant to buy collision extrication and stabilization tools.

The Valley begins to clean up after a super soaker creates a big mess. Flooding from a creek in Mariposa County has forced the government center to shut down today.

A Mariposa County administration building is temporarily closed so clean-up crews can deal with flooding caused by this week's heavy rains.

Black bears are a common sight in nearby Mariposa County, but near the Merced Golf and Country Club? Not usually, but a black bear apparently made his way down out of the foothills and into an area of North Merced more well-known for luxury homes than wildlife.

"Ia ve written on jury duty before, but that was years ago, and there is a new aspect to it of which I was not previously aware.

Mariposa residents found out when a third don't show, somebody else is drafted. The story last week on the front page of the Sun-Star about the Mariposa County judge sending bailiffs to the local post office to round up jurors was quite a talker.

A flu outbreak in Mariposa County resulted in nearly 200 middle and high school students being absent from school on Wednesday.