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Don't Miss Mariposa Friends of the Library Book Sale on November 7 & 8, 2025
Final Call to Purchase Tickets for the John C. Fremont Hospital Foundation Black & White Ball on Saturday, November 8, 2025
Dine-Out & Support Mariposa Habitat for Humanity October 19 Through October 26, 2025
Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 21st Anniversary Season on October 25 & 26, 2025
Mariposa County Farm Bureau to Host Annual Prime Rib Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday, October 11, 2025
Mariposa Miners Special Olympics Tip-A-Cop Fundraiser will be Held at Happy Burger Diner on Saturday, September 20, 2025
John C. Fremont Hospital Foundation Hosts Annual Black & White Ball on Saturday, November 8, 2025 - Get Your Tickets Today!
Hornitos Patrons Club to Host 38th Annual Hornitos Flea Market on Sunday, October 5, 2025

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- Merced County Officials Say Federal Government Shutdown Impacts CalFresh Benefits for November. Posts List of Resources Available to Residents Who Require Food Assistance.
  2025-10-27 05:04:29
  October 27, 2025 - In an effort to help residents plan accordingly, Merced County would like to inform residents that the...
- AARP on Social Security 2026 COLA Increasing by 2.8% Says, “Even With The COLA, 77% Of Older Adults Still Face Challenges Covering Basic Expenses”
  2025-10-27 04:58:07
  October 27, 2027 - WASHINGTON - AARP Chief Executive Officer Myechia Minter-Jordan released the statement below in response to...
- California Courts: New Report Shows the Benefits When Children are Adopted by Extended Family Members Over Foster Homes
  2025-10-27 04:53:31
  Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayCouncil hears from kin-first adoptive family on its successful experience; also approves...
- American Academy of Pediatrics Announces New Study Finds Trauma Exposure and Traumatic Stress Common Among Youth in Primary Care. Females and Those Who Identified as a Racial or Ethnic Minority Reported Higher Levels of Traumatic Stress.
  2025-10-27 04:47:01
  Image by Hieu Van from Pixabay October 27, 2025 - More than 15% of 24,700 children ages 11 to 19 who received well care at a...
- California Farm Bureau: Pumpkin Patches Fill Agritourism Niche
  2025-10-27 04:39:03
  October 27, 2025 - By Vicky Boyd - As the Kimmel family of Valley Springs walked along the edge of the U-pick pumpkin patch at...
- Yale School of Medicine: Simple Screening Tool Can Help Uncover Underdiagnosed Back Condition, Study Finds
  2025-10-27 04:32:45
  Image by u_atk62mjqnp from PixabayOctober 27, 2025 - By Avi Patel- For millions of people living with back pain, the cause is often...
- KFF Health News: Doctors Muffled as Florida Moves To End Decades of Childhood Vaccination Mandates
  2025-10-27 04:25:59
  October 27, 2025 - By Arthur Allen - SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations...
- Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit Aims to Protect Whales in California From Deadly Ship Strikes
  2025-10-27 04:23:22
  October 27, 2025 - OAKLAND, Calif.— Last week, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sued the Trump...
- National Parks Conservation Association Says Alaska, America's National Parks at a Crossroad with President Trump’s Interior Department Announcement Permitting the 211 Mile Ambler Mining Road
  2025-10-27 04:19:32
  Caribou cross the Kobuk River at Kobuk Valley National Park twice each year — north every spring and south every fall (as seen...
- New California Legislation Adds Invasive Mute Swan To List Of Nongame Birds That May Be Taken At Any Time By Those With A Valid California Hunting License Beginning In January 2026
  2025-10-27 04:10:53
  Mute Swan credit: CDFWOctober 27, 2025 - State legislation signed into law earlier this month will allow invasive mute swans to be...
- Governor Newsom Deploys California Volunteers, California National Guard on Humanitarian Mission Assisting Food Banks as President Trump’s Government Shutdown Delays SNAP Benefits
  2025-10-27 04:05:58
  What you need to know: As the ongoing government shutdown disrupts critical food benefits, service members from California...
- Modesto Search Warrant Leads to Arrest and Seizure of Illegal Firearms & Explosives Across from Middle School
  2025-10-27 04:00:44
  October 27, 2025 – Modesto Police Department officials report that on October 20, 2025, the Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team...
- Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Two Recent Key Victories to Advance the Delta Conveyance Project — A Critical Infrastructure Project to Safeguard California’s Water Supplies Amid a Hotter, Drier Future
  2025-10-27 03:58:55
  A drone view of the Bethany Reservoir, impounded by five dams in Alameda County, serves as a forebay for the South Bay Pumping...
- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Reverse Closure of Glenn Medical Center in Willows, California as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Reduced Reimbursement Rates Forcing the Hospital to Close
  2025-10-27 03:55:42
  October 27, 2025 - Washington, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)...
- U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Trump Administration Refusing to Use Contingency Funds to Pay for November SNAP Benefits, Says, “Trump Is Needlessly And Cruelly Using His Government Shutdown To Inflict Maximum Pain On The American People”
  2025-10-27 03:50:18
  State’s Newsroom: “But USDA’s Sept. 30 contingency plan contradicts that and appears to greenlight the use of SNAP’s contingency...
- Oregon U.S. Senators Merkley and Wyden Join Democrat Colleagues Calling out Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Education Offices Responsible for Supporting People with Disabilities
  2025-10-27 03:46:21
  October 27, 2025 - Washington, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) called out the Trump...
- Following Letters to Los Angeles Mayor, L.A.DWP, DOT, L.A.F.D., DOI, DHS and USDA Now Florida Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott Requests Records from LA City Council President, Says, ‘We’re Going to Get to the Bottom of What Happened’ with Palisades
  2025-10-27 03:38:30
  October 27, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senator Rick Scott released the following:Today, Senator Rick Scott and Senator Ron...
- Injured Dirt Biker Rescued After Suffering Severe Spinal Injury in Madera County (Video)
  2025-10-27 03:10:01
  October 27, 2025 – Madera County Sheriff's Office officials report that over the last month, the Madera County Sheriff Search...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Sunday, October 26, 2025
  2025-10-27 02:34:13
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Sunday, October 26, 2025 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- ProPublica: Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
  2025-10-26 03:50:22
  Image by Valeria GB from PixabayProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story...
- Following Months of Intensive Staff Efforts Responding to Increasing Levels of Livestock Loss, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Lethally Removes Four Gray Wolves in Sierra Valley
  2025-10-26 03:46:38
  Gray wolf Credit: Gary Kramer/USFWSOctober 26, 2025 - SIERRA VALLEY – Following an unprecedented level of livestock attacks...
- National Parks Conservation Association: The East Wing of the White House Was Part of the National Park System. Now It’s Gone.
  2025-10-26 03:40:53
  October 26, 2025 - This week, acting on orders from President Trump, construction crews completely demolished the historic East...
- National Association of Counties (NACO): FEMA Delays $11 Billion in State Disaster Reimbursements, Say, This Funding Freeze Represents an Unprecedented Delay in FEMA Reimbursements and Could Have Significant Implications for State and Local Governments
  2025-10-26 03:34:19
  Key Takeaways FEMA has delayed nearly $11 billion in disaster reimbursements to 45 states, shifting payments originally planned for...
- U.S. House Republicans Comer and Mace Investigate TeaOnHer App for Abuse and Exploitation of Women and Minors
  2025-10-26 03:26:04
  October 26, 2025 - WASHINGTON - On Friday, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer released the...
- California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Statewide State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force Announces Removal of Homeless Encampments on State Property in Fresno and San Diego
  2025-10-26 03:19:14
  What you need to know: Following successful recent actions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Anaheim, Governor Gavin...
- Amid Rising Seasonal Costs, California Congressman Josh Harder Announces New Plan to Tackle Tariffs: 79% of Consumers Anticipate Higher Candy Prices Due To President Trump’s Tariffs
  2025-10-26 03:10:50
  Average 100-piece assorted candy bag has almost doubled in price to $16.39 October 26, 2025 - WASHINGTON – Ahead of the busiest...
- California U.S. Senator Alan Schiff Introduces Resolution to Condemn President Trump’s Pardoning of Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao, Says, “This Latest Abuse Of Power Erodes Public Trust And Makes A Mockery Of Equal Justice Under The Law”
  2025-10-26 03:00:39
  Call on Congress to use its authority put a stop to this form of corruption October 26, 2025 - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Adam...
- Nevada U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Democratic Senators ‘Demand’ Transparency and Accountability for Use of National Security Tariffs to Tax Cars, Cabinets, Other Common Products
  2025-10-26 02:56:12
  October 26, 2025 - Washington, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking...
- U.S. House Oversight Democrats’ on New Tool to Document ICE Misconduct Across the Country as 170 American Citizens Illegally Detained by DHS, Say, “The Tracker Documents Unconstitutional Actions After They Occur — It Is Not A Live Location Tool”
  2025-10-26 02:45:31
  October 26, 2025 - Washington, D.C. — Last week, a spokesperson for Oversight Democrats released the following statement on...
- Tulare County Deputies Arrest Lindsay Man for Impregnating 13-Year-Old Girl
  2025-10-26 02:18:40
  Lindsay Man Arrested for Impregnating 13-Year-Old Girl October 26, 2025 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on...
- Mariposa County Sheriff Issues Scam Alert of a Rental Fraud Scheme Using Facebook Marketplace
  2025-10-26 02:13:41
  Scam Alert – Rental Fraud in Mariposa County October 26, 2025 – Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they have...
- Mariposa Safe Families Commodities for Hope Program Accepting Donations for Local Families in Need
  2025-10-26 02:06:01
  Commodities for Hope – Supporting Mariposa Families! October 26, 2025 – Mariposa Safe Families officials announce donations needed...
- Four Suspects Arrested for Assault and Kidnapping After Man Attacked Outside His Modesto Home (Video)
  2025-10-26 02:00:35
  October 26, 2025 – Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 14, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m.,...
- Kings Canyon National Park Announces Prescribed Burn Planned in Grant Grove on October 30, 2025
  2025-10-26 01:53:46
  Prescribed Burn Planned in Grant Grove October 26, 2025 – The National Park Service plans to begin prescribed burning in Grant...
- Bass Lake Man Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Exploitation & Online Communication with a Minor
  2025-10-26 01:08:58
  Arrest Made in Madera for Aggravated Sexual Exploitation and Online Communication with a Minor October 26, 2025 – Madera County...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Saturday, October 25, 2025
  2025-10-26 00:47:25
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Saturday, October 25, 2025 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- California Governor Gavin Newsom Proclaims, Saturday, October 25, 2025, as Larry Itliong Day, Says, “…We Honor The Immense Contributions Of Larry Itliong And The Manongs Whose Hard-Fought Battles Helped Advance Farmworkers’ Rights”
  2025-10-25 15:45:53
  October 25, 2025 - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring October 25, 2025 as “Larry Itliong...
- In Helping Search Efforts for Missing Selma Hunter, Today, (Saturday) Sierra National Forest Officials Announce Staffing at the Intersections of McKinley Grove/10S36 and Dinkey Creek/10S24 Road and 10S69/11S02 from 8:30 A.M. to Noon
  2025-10-25 04:01:07
  October 25, 2025 - The Sierra National Forest staff is aware of public interest to have access to the Garnet Fire Closure area...
- Hornitos 4-H Club Hosts 11th Annual Field of Service Past & Present Opening Ceremony in Mariposa on November 9, 2025
  2025-10-25 03:38:56
  11th Annual Mariposa Field of Service – Past & Present October 25, 2025 – Mariposa County’s Citizenship project from the...
- University of Michigan Final Results on Consumer Sentiment for October 2025 Finds Year-Over-Year Under President Trump Sentiment Falls 24% Than Under President Biden as Inflation and High Prices Remain at the Forefront of Consumers’ Minds
  2025-10-25 03:31:57
  October 25, 2025 – On Friday, the University of Michigan Final Consumer Sentiment for October 2025 results were released. The...

Mariposa County Burn Day Information

Monday, October 27, 2025

Permissive Burn Day as of 6:37 A.M.

Permit Required from CAL FIRE
Permit May Be Required from Mariposa County
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Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Monday, October 27, 2025
Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Mostly sunny and warmer with a high temp of around 68 degrees and a low temp of around 52 degrees.

Yosemite Valley: Sunny and much warmer with a high temp of around 73 degrees and a low temp of around 48 degrees.

Mariposa weather for Tuesday: Sunny and warmer with a high temp of around 75 degrees and a low temp of around 58 degrees.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Wed.: 78 degrees. Thu.: 77 degrees. Fri.: 75 degrees.

Mariposa’s future rain chances: No rain through at least Sunday.