She may have another year of high school left, but Weslyn Traeger is already achieving big things. The soon-to-be-senior recently completed the welding program at Merced College and she’s only 17.

Steve Knauf is shown in front of Steve’s Sportsman Cafe off Highway 49 South. By noon, the line for tacos stretched into the parking lot. Photo by Tom Lyden The owner of Steve’s Sportsmans Cafe knows ...

Members of the board at the museum are, front from left, Dan Gross, Sylvia Emery and Gary Williams; middle, Janet Chase-Williams, Nicole W. Little, Linda Parsons and Joanna Ransom; back, Keith ...

Even though these local folks missed the hometown 250th birthday celebration of the country, the Ruby Princess did not disappoint with their USA 250 Party! The cruise to Alaska is an annual tradition ...

The John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors unanimously approved a new four-year contract for CEO Stacey Kuzak with a base salary of $410,000. The contract includes an annual retention ...

Most police and sheriff departments do not have a quota system. They are in fact illegal in many states. If the officer is more concerned about meeting arrest quotas than they are in justice, this ...

CalPERS, the state pension fund, gave Mariposa County officials quite a scare last week after suggesting 23 workers would have to be terminated, or those workers could risk losing the pension they had ...

Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese talks with Kris and Marriel at the picnic tables located across the street from Pioneer Market. Photo by Greg Little Instincts. It’s one of the key aspects of law ...

Christian Lanz’s sons, Calvin, 12, and Anson, 9, look on as paramedics take Ze Sheng to a hospital after a near drowning July 11 in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. Photo courtesy Christian ...

Most of us would be happy to have $10 million at our disposal. We would definitely feel rich, although it is certainly not extreme or exceptional wealth. I’m sure there are a handful of residents in ...

There’s nothing quite like the view from horseback of iconic formations at Yosemite National Park. A local equestrian group is trying to find a way to have better access to the park. Photo by Tom ...

I’ve been grappling with what I see unfolding at Yosemite National Park and it is making my head spin. What I do believe is the park is not being operated by the folks at Yosemite, rather, by the ...