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Residents from across the local area came together at Bob Hart Square on Tuesday evening for a special ceremony that highlighted the start of Pride Month. Backed by a unanimous vote to support flying the flag by the Merced…

After a short time away, the annual Nannini Baseball game made its way back onto the baseball diamond at Merced High. The annual game is now in its 18th year and serves as a memorial game for Kevin and Brian Nannini, two…

The ranks were thin as the sailors at Lake Yosemite turned out for the first race of the season. These people were members of the Lake Yosemite Sailng Association (LYSA). Plans were in place to have permanent race buoys by…

The 18th annual Nannini Game will be held Friday, May 28, at 6:45 p.m., at Merced High School. The pregame ceremony is scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m., with the game starting at 7 p.m. A little history of the game: Brian and Kevin…

Hundreds of Merced College graduates, both those from the previous school year and those with freshly minted degrees, made their way through Don O’Dishoo Stadium last Thursday and Friday to celebrate the first “in-person”…

A “Team Asadi” and “Team Merced” COVID-19 vaccination clinic was held on the afternoon of May 20 at the Merced Civic Center, and 12- to 15-year-olds were welcomed, but only about 55 in that age group showed up and got shots. In fact,…

Riverdance Farms, an organic farm located along the meandering Merced River in Livingston, has some fun family “Pick & Gather” events planned for May 29, 30 and 31. Farm owner Cindy Lashbrook told the Times, “This year, we didn’t…

Merced College supporters and government leaders joined in with educators to break ground Wednesday on the 29,000-square-foot Raj Kahlon Agriculture and Industrial Technology Complex, kicking off construction of the first new…

Merced County officially moved to Orange Tier on May 25 at noon, according to the Merced County Public Health Department. Dr. Kristynn Sullivan, Merced County’s Supervising Epidemiologist, told the Times, “Our metrics have been…

Special to the Times Stone Ridge Christian High School of Merced enjoyed a groundbreaking ceremony sporting an enthusiastic crowd to kick-off construction of a state-of-the-art gymnasium, weight room, commercial…

Katie Bass loves what she does and endures the long hours and unusual circumstances for the rewards it gives. Mrs. Bass is the owner and pharmacist in charge at San Joaquin Drug, Planada's only drugstore. She grew…

Youngsters ages 6 through 18 will have fun this summer participating in Playhouse Merced’s Summer Youth Program where they will learn parts in a musical and then put on a show. Angelina Thompson was hired by Playhouse Merced in April…

Merced College will hold its first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019 this week, celebrating both the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 commencement ceremony was held virtually,…