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The Merced College Jazz Ensemble will be performing with some classic tunes on Dec. 2, starting at 7:30 p.m., at the Merced College Theater. The guest artist is known as Kandyce, and her voice is special and her talent great! The…

The post-election Merced City Council meeting on Monday night was a feel-good affair with leaders approving a variety of state grants to support Police Department public safety services, equipment and vehicles; along with a partnership to…

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. The City of Merced on Monday night presented a certificate to Lauren Figg, chapter member and advocate for the California Insulin4All Chapter for National Diabetes. The Centers for Disease…

Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto, this week, proclaimed Saturday, Nov. 26, as Small Business Saturday in the City of Merced. He presented the certificate to Jagandeep Mokha, the vice president of the Merced County Indian Chamber of…

The Merced County Fire Department received a $91,262 grant this month to purchase new extrication equipment. Known as the “jaws of life,” first responders use these specialized tools to safely rescue crash victims trapped inside a…

Merced County is poised to receive a major allocation of funding to be used toward the creation of a new Dos Palos library branch and rehabilitation of the Del Hale Hall Community Center. The funding will be ceremonially allocated…

The City of Merced and Merced County Department of Workforce Investment have partnered to create Merced Youth Jobs, a program designed to connect young people ages 16 to 24 residing in the City of Merced to part-time employment…

The City of Los Banos has announced that it will provide significant pay increases of 10 to 17.5 percent to its sworn public safety personnel and all other full-time city employees. Most of the raises are effective immediately, with a…

Local Realtor Tami Davidson has been marketing ‘I Love My Merced’ bumper stickers this year to promote the city and bring about some positive vibes among those who live or have lived here. Recently, she made a donation to the…

UCs Merced and Santa Cruz became the newest campuses in the system to be named an agricultural experiment stations (AES), UC President Michael Drake announced at today’s Regents’ meeting. They are the first campuses in more than 50…

The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that it would not require a Temporary Peak Hours vehicle reservation to enter Yosemite National Park in the summer of 2023. The decision follows three years of a reservation system that…

On the last Friday of school, before the Thanksgiving break, the Merced Elks Lodge provided a free luncheon for about 100 special needs students and staff from the Merced County Office of Education and the Merced Union High School…

To kick off December with the holiday spirit, The Merced Main Street Association and The Downtown Neighborhood Association are holding the Downtown Christmas Parade. This year’s parade will be taking place on Main Street in downtown…