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The National Park Service (NPS) has selected National and State Park Concessions El Portal, LLC for the concession contract to provide visitor services at the El Portal Market, located within the El Portal Administrative Site in Yosemite National Park. The 10-year contract is expected to begin on November 1, 2016, …

As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. Proposed peak season entrance fees and revised fees for road-based commercial tours …

DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc. (Delaware North), the United States of America, and Yosemite Hospitality, LLC (Aramark) have settled the lawsuit filed by Delaware North related to Delaware North’s former concession contract at Yosemite with the National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/lawsuit-settled-between-national-park-service-dnc-parks-and-resorts-and-yosemite-hospitality-llc-over-trademarks-and-service-marks.htm

The National Park Service has selected Cicely Muldoon, a 35-year veteran of the National Park Service, as the new permanent superintendent of Yosemite National Park. Muldoon has been serving as the acting superintendent since January. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-announces-cicely-muldoon-as-yosemite-national-park-s-new-superintendent.htm

A freight train derailed Monday morning south of Madera. The California Highway Patrol reported that the train, which belongs to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, derailed around 10:30 a.m. and … Click to Continue »

A grocery delivery service is now available in parts of Merced County following requests from users in Merced, Planada, Winton and Atwater, according to an employee. San Francisco-based Instacart has … Click to Continue »

With plans on the table to increase the number of ships, the Navy is looking for new ways to keep sailors in the service, even giving them a chance to leave for a year and come back. In recent years the Navy has been downsizing. The Trump administration eventually wants …

When John Muir helped establish the National Park Service, he argued that such parks were vital to help people unplug from the world. “Break clear away, once in a while, … Click to Continue »

When John Muir helped establish the National Park Service, he argued that such parks were vital to help people unplug from the world. “Break clear away, once in a while, … Click to Continue »

Reports of an outage in Verizon wireless services in Merced County included problems with cell phones, ATMs and other network devices on Wednesday. Residents in the Dos Palos area told … Click to Continue »

A line of dozens of fire engines and trucks rolled onto the Merced County Fairgrounds on Friday to bring a firefighter who died tragically this month to his memorial service. … Click to Continue »

Rescue dogs and their inmate trainers celebrated their accomplishments at a graduation ceremony on Friday at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla. The dogs will go on to the next level of training before becoming service dogs for military veterans. The prisoners learn responsibility and training the dogs provides a sense …

On May 9th the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors in conjunction with the Human Resources Department recognized County employees for their length of service.