Yosemite Radio Updates
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Is There Still Gold to Be Extracted in Them Thar Hills?
A New Gold Rush Could Be Coming to California – Tales From the MoJo Road –By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – In creating my very own version of literary journalism on the web over the past 20 years, as regular readers know I’ve often turned to Mark Twain and other American writers for inspiration. When…
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Northern California Could Slide Back Into Drought by Summer, Forecasters Warn
Northern California has received enough rain and snow in the past three years to escape an official classification as being in a drought. But NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center just released a three-month outlook showing drought is likely to return across large portions of Northern California by late June. The Sacramento Valley and areas north of…
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Incumbent Faces Experienced Challenger in 2026 Mariposa County Tax Assessor-Recorder Race
Staff Writer – In Mariposa County, California, a closely watched local race is taking shape as incumbent Tammie Guenthart faces challenger Jenifer Canter for the position of Tax Assessor-Recorder in the 2026 election. Though often overlooked and considered routine, the office plays a central role in county government—determining property values for taxation and maintaining official…
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Yosemite Radio and Coyote Saloon Usher in a New Era in Video Advertising and Promotion
By Glynn Wilson Welcome to a brand new day in web video advertising and promotion. Yosemite Radio, MoJo Road Media Creations and Web Commerce Consultants today launch a new business venture to make use of the latest in Artificial Intelligence technology to capture the edge in marketing and promotion on the web and social media.…
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Baha’i Community Faces Threats in Iran
The Israeli and American actions against Iran have created a backlash against Baha’is now accused of being “spies” for Israel resulting in targeted arrest and renewed persecutions of the Iranian Baha’i community, the largest religious minority in Iran. Since the beginning of the Islamic Republic in 1979, Iran’s religious government has consistently and systematically scapegoated…
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Tax Assessor Tammie Guenthart to Speak in Coulterville Park April 15
Mariposa County Tax Assessor-Recorder Tammie Guenthart is running for reelection. She will hold a meet and greet at Coulterville Park on April 15 at 5:30 p.m. Be there or be square. “I am honored to announce my candidacy for Mariposa County Assessor/Recorder as the appointed incumbent,” she said in a press release. “Just over a…
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Trump Administration Declares War on American Conservation as Well as Iran
The Big Picture –By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir and Gifford Pinchot are turning over in their graves as Donald Trump launches a devastating war against the conservation movement at the same time he sent the U.S. military to attack Iran. “With the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a…
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Community Club Easter Event Declared a Success
The Easter Bunny with Operation New Earth aficionado Jim Rhodes. Photo by Glynn Wilson
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Rising Gas Prices: A Double Blow for Drivers Using Personal Vehicles for Work
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press It used to cost her around $25 to fill up her Toyota Corolla. She’s spent closer to $40 since the Iran war began and pushed up the average U.S. price for a gallon of regular gasoline by $1. Sherman-Shafer, a retired dental office assistant who picks up Uber passengers five…
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Mariposa Woman Arrested as Animal Control Officers Rescue 34 Dogs from ‘Unsanitary Home’
Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control officers recently arrested a woman and rescued 34 dogs and one cat from an “unsanitary home” near the Oasis Market in Catheys Valley, according to reporting from the Mariposa Gazette weekly newspaper. The raid, rescue and arrest took place on March 17 at 2679 Highway 140. Deputies arrested Elizabeth…
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How to Save ‘Deep Thought,’ Ourselves and Communities
The Big Picture –By Glynn Wilson – COULTERVILLE, Calif. – Are we losing not just our attention spans but the ability to think deeply at all just in time for machines to take over? Is it time for millions of us to die in war because the machine economy will not support us? These are just…
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Dead Seabirds Washing Up on Point Reyes Beaches Linked to Avian Influenza
Avian influenza appears to have made its way to Point Reyes National Seashore after a sharp uptick in dead seabirds along park beaches raised alarms among wildlife officials. Park biologists began noticing an unusual number of dead common murres in late February. On March 10, the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center determined that…