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- Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Agenda Items Include: Approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Visitor Center Services
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  Mariposa County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Click Here for Mariposa County Supervisors...
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- Two Children Killed and Two Adults Critically Injured in Northwest Fresno Fatal Plane Crash
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- California Department of Water Resources Scientists Endure Extreme Heat to Study Desert Pupfish at the Salton Sea
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- ACLU Announces Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Interfering with Mail Ballots in November Election
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- Appeals Court Rejects Trump-Vance Administration Effort to Reinstate SAVE Voter Purge Database, Democracy Forward Reports
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- American Farm Bureau Federation President on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Army Corps) Proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule, Says the Rule Provides Certainty for Farmers
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- Trump Issues Executive Order in Effort to Strip Protections From Mexican Gray Wolves, Center for Biological Diversity Reports
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- California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Penalizes Dickey’s Barbecue Pit for Deceiving Entrepreneurs
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- University of California, Irvine Researchers On Stopping Chronic Pain Before It Starts
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- CA. Attorney General Pushes Back Against Republican AG Letter to SEC: Investors Must Have Full Information About Investing Risk Related to Climate Change. Refutes Inaccurate Assertion That Climate and Energy Transition Risks Are No Longer Valid Concerns.
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  September 6, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva has introduced the Fairness for Farm Workers Act,...
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  September 6, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — On Friday, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and...
- Mariposa Library to Host a Children’s Itsy-Bitsy Teeny Weeny Tiny Art Show on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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  September 6, 2026 – Mariposa County Library officials announce the Mariposa Library is hosting an Itsy-Bitsy Teeny Weeny Tiny...
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- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Saturday, September 5, 2026
  2026-09-06 01:47:47
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- California Attorney General Secures Extended Block on Trump Administration’s Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting, Says, “We Will Continue To Take All Steps To Stop The Trump Administration From Trampling On Voting Rights And Restricting Mail Voting”
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  2026-09-05 03:56:17
  CDPH and the West Coast Health Alliance reaffirm commitment to vaccine guidance, reflecting a broad consensus on the protective...
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- California State Senator Melissa Hurtado Secures Prescribed Grazing Wage Fix to Protect Jobs and Prevent Wildfires
  2026-09-05 02:53:37
  September 5, 2026 - Sacramento, Calif. - Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) issued a statement applauding the inclusion of...
- California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Condemns President Trump’s DOJ’s Failure to Vigorously Defend Fundamental Gun Violence Prevention Law
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- U.S. House Democrats Demand Census Bureau Rescind Sham, Deeply Flawed, Defective, and Politically Motivated Report on Noncitizen Voting in the 2020 Election
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  September 5, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — On Friday, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and...
- Sierra Foothill Conservancy Announces 1,063 Acres of Newly Protected Land Through the Ekarnas Hemman Homestead of the Oaks Conservation Easement in Madera County
  2026-09-05 01:15:42
  SFC Announces 1,063 Acres of Newly Protected Land Through the Ekarnas Hemman Homestead of the Oaks Conservation Easement ...
- Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Friday, September 4, 2026
  2026-09-05 01:15:23
  Mariposa County Daily Sheriff and Booking Report for Friday, September 4, 2026 The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department New...
- Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Mariposa County: One-Way Traffic Control Delays Expected on State Routes 49 & 140 for September 6-12, 2026
  2026-09-04 17:09:07
  TRAFFIC ADVISORY One-Way Traffic Controls for September 6-12, 2026 September 4, 2026 – Mariposa County – The California...
- Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Merced County: Highway Ramp Closures on State Route 99 for September 6-12, 2026
  2026-09-04 17:06:29
  TRAFFIC ADVISORY Highway Ramp Closures on State Route 99 for September 6-12, 2026 September 4, 2026 – Merced County – The...

Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Sunday, September 6, 2026

Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.

Sunny and slightly warmer with a high temp of around 81 degrees and a low temp of around 61 degrees. Possible daytime 15 mph wind gusts.

Yosemite Valley: Sunny with a high temp of around 79 degrees and a low temp of around 47 degrees. Possible daytime/evening 20 mph wind gusts.

Mariposa weather for Monday: Sunny and warmer with a high temp of around 84 degrees and a low temp of around 64 degrees.

Future high temps for Mariposa: Tue.: 88 degrees. Wed.: 92 degrees. Thu.: 95 degrees.

Mariposa’s future rain chances:
No rain through at least Saturday.
Yosemite has a slight chance Tuesday through Friday.