A Call For Change In Merced
Mercedians from all walks of life made their way to Courthouse Park last Saturday to take part in a community gathering and forum at the steps of the Historical Courthouse Museum.
The event was led by UC Merced Assistant…
Merced celebrates Juneteenth holiday
Residents from across Merced gathered together in front of the Merced County Courthouse Museum for a Juneteenth celebration last Friday, June 19.
The special day of celebration marks the announcement that tens of thousands…
UC Merced grad students, alums receive NSF Research Fellowships
Two UC Merced Ph.D. students, a recent undergraduate and an alumna have each been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP).
The fellowship provides multiyear support to predoctoral students in…
Transformation of ‘MOAT’ means the show will go on
The Merced Open Air Theater, also known as the MOAT, inside Applegate Park was recently renovated, thanks to a generous donation of $25,000 by Monika and Michael Modest, along with matching funds from the City of Merced.…
Merced city leader faces censure over behavior at protest event, disturbing emails
"At the end of the day, we are all human and we certainly make mistakes.
I wish he was here to apologize. I think we need to, as a council,
let him know we don’t agree. It does reflect on the city and all of us."
Kevin Blake,
Merced…
Merced announces creation of police policy review committee
(City of Merced release)
An advisory committee to review the Merced Police Department policies and procedures was introduced to the public by Merced Mayor Mike Murphy today during a morning news conference.
Noting that it was exactly a…
Merced County reports 9th and 10th deaths related to COVID-19
(Merced County Public Health Department data)
Over the weekend, the Merced County Department of Public Health confirmed the 9th and 10th deaths related to COVID-19.
One was a male Merced County resident over the age of …
Merced County Office of Education issues guidelines for opening schools
Picture this:
It’s time for school, and little Luis and Sofia are off to catch the school bus, but their mother calls out for them to wait so she can take their daily morning temperature.
Sofia shakes her…
Garden beds reach century mark at Shepherd of Valley Church
Forty more raised beds were added to the community garden at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church last week, raising the number of beds to the century mark.
Twenty volunteers from the church, from Healthy House, and the…
There’s no place like not knowing where home is going to be
A Rescue Mission worker walks by and asks Villa a series of COVID-19 questions.
Do you have a fever? Things like that. Villa says they do a checkup every day,
and she praises the workers for being so caring.
Monica Villa isn’t a 100…
NAACP head Brooks announces candidacy for Merced City Council
Allen Brooks, the president of the local chapter of the NAACP, has announced his intent to run for the District 3 seat on the Merced City Council in the November election.
The seat that notably covers a large swath of…
Be aware, get ready for the mother of all elections
The November election will be the biggest of its kind in the history of Merced County.
More local residents are registered to vote than ever before — just over 106,000 as of last week — and considering the county’s population is around…
Merced residents speak out at meeting highlighted by strong, sometimes harsh criticisms about city…
Merced Mayor Mike Murphy commented recently that being a member of the City Council sometimes means being a punching bag for dissatisfied residents.
On Monday night, that seemed like an understatement as the council was…
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