Ahoy There Matey! It’s Time To Set Sail For The 47th Annual Hors d’oeuvre Festival
The wonderful ladies of Soroptimist International of Merced are preparing for the 47th annual Hors d’oeuvre Festival on May 17.
This is one of the most popular local fundraisers of the year, and hundreds are expected to…
City leaders recognize community’s top volunteers
Merced City Council members took time this week to step off the leadership dais and shake the hands of their chosen Volunteers of the Year for 2024.
Members of the Committee for a Safer Merced were among the winners for…
‘SuperFlea’ spot under question
To the dismay and frustration of many artists, vendors, and community members, the SuperFlea street market series has suffered a major blow, leaving it potentially without a “home location” in the heart of downtown.
For those who do…
Delhi celebrates new multimillion-dollar CTE classroom
By MIKE BIDDISON
Last week, officials at Delhi Unified School District staged a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new multimillion-dollar teaching facility on the sprawling high school campus in Delhi, a Merced County community…
Supervisors head up Town Halls
Supervisors Lloyd Pareira and Daron McDaniel met with local residents in the communities of Winton and Atwater in recent days as part of the annual Merced County Town Hall series.
Pareira, who represents District 4, led a…
Wilson named Interim Fire Chief
Merced City Manager Scott McBride announced this week the appointment of Casey Wilson as the city’s Interim Fire Chief.
Wilson will oversee administrative services for the Merced Fire Department during a transitional period while the…
1922 Greater Merced Exposition was prototype for our current fairs
By SARAH LIM
Special to the Times
The Merced County Spring Fair is just around the corner, May 1 to May 5, in Los Banos.
Formerly known as Los Banos’ May Day celebration, it was started by German immigrant and cattle…
‘Wall That Heals’ brings honor, remembrance, understanding
It was a weekend of flag salutes, the singing of the national anthem, Huey helicopter flyovers, the somber sound of TAPS, the lighting of candles, and most of all: the sight of 58,281 names on a shiny black granite wall that…
Barnes & Noble in Merced to close soon
Barnes & Noble, the biggest bookstore in Merced, will be closing on May 12 — and it’s not because of some national corporate move to make the company more profitable.
“Sadly, the landlord has chosen not to renew our…
Latest numbers on homeless show decline in Merced area
Leaders within the county’s Continuum of Care (CoC) governing board were set to adopt this week an official report from the 2024 Point-in-Time Count of this region’s sheltered and unsheltered individuals — and the data shows…
Merced College to honor Durans at ‘State of College’
Merced College will hold its 10th annual State of the College event Thursday, April 25, at the Merced College Business Resource Center.
The event will feature President Chris Vitelli’s State of the College address, along with the…
City of Merced Announces Appointment of Interim Fire Chief During Transition Period
City Manager Scott McBride announced the appointment of Casey Wilson as Interim Fire Chief. Wilson will oversee administrative services for the Merced Fire Department during the transitional period while the city conducts a search…
Caltrans to reopen southbound lanes on Highway 99
Caltrans announced on Tuesday a key construction update for the State Route 99 Merced Pavement Rehabilitation Project through the City of Merced.
Beginning on Thursday, April 4, at 5 a.m. Caltrans will reopen the State Route (SR-99)…