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Over the holidays, there are all kinds of gatherings that bring local people together. However, the one that happened at the historic Delta Farms ranch near Los Banos was truly special. Owners Aldo and Virginia Sansoni…

A festive meal and a champagne toast heralded the start of the New Year at Five Ten Bistro, located at 510 W. Main Street in Merced. Community members dining at the Bistro on New Year’s Eve chose entrees from the regular menu, with…

Blaker Brewing, a family-owned business which began in Ceres in 2018 as a tap room featuring fresh craft beer, opened its second tap room last month at 1930 Airdrome Entry in Atwater on the former Castle Air Force Base. The…

Golden Valley High School is celebrating its 25th Anniversary during the 2019-2020 school year. To recognize this milestone, a group of alumni and staff have established the Golden Valley High School Alumni Foundation. The…

Nearly 27,000 Merced County voters are registered as No Party Preference (NPP), and their primary election ballots do not include candidates for President. Postcards were mailed in the last two weeks to permanent vote by mail voters who are…

Atwater’s Dave Honey, a longtime board trustee for the local high school district, has died. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the loss of Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) family member Dave Honey,” stated a press…

As far as the race goes for the District 2 seat on the Merced County Board of Supervisors, Josh Pedrozo is arguably the most qualified and experienced candidate when considering his progression as an elected leader in local government.…

As the annual State of the City event draws near, Merced Mayor Mike Murphy, city officials, and other community leaders have been busy making preparations. Slated for Friday, Feb. 7, at the Merced Theatre, the event is free…

Michael Belluomini, who served as one of the most diligent Merced City Council members in recent history, told the Times this week he has decided to run for mayor. Residents will cast votes for new city leaders in the Presidential…

Merced College Art Gallery will present an exhibition of printmaking Merced artist Pedro Uribe Godoy, titled “Connecting to the Past.” This exhibition will open Jan. 13 and continue to Feb. 6, 2020. The public is invited to a…

Chef Vinnie DeAngelo of Bella Luna Bistro in Merced, and local farming legend Joe Marchini and his children were featured on a live interview and cooking segment recently on KSEE Channel 24 in Fresno. The local gastronomic…

A group of Ballico-Cressey School District students are taking part in an age-old tradition of Taiko drumming. Like a kettle drum, Taiko drums produce a wide variety of sounds from deep to high-pitched. From Japan and…

A thin layer of compost applied to grasslands could help fight climate change by capturing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil, recent research shows. UC Merced Professor Rebecca Ryals and a team of researchers, ranchers…