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If you love science fiction — perhaps the original Star Ttrek series with characters larger than life boldly going where no one had gone before — or the fabulous promise of technology, or if you just love adventure and exploring the…

The fastest-growing public research university in the nation is the fastest-rising university in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. The University of California Merced, jumped 32 spots in the ranking of National…

On the evening of September 7, just before the season’s first show — “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” — Playhouse Merced celebrated the opening of its 2019-20 season, “Some Folks Dream of the Wonders…

The Merced Arts Center drew hundreds of residents to the shores of Lake Yosemite on Friday night for one last Luau at the Lake fundraiser. With beautiful blue skies and cool air coming in from the nearby water, residents enjoyed the…

The Merced College Art Gallery will present an exhibition of Fine Art Prints by Fresno artist Matthew Hopson-Walker. This exhibition will open Sept. 16 and continue to Oct. 10. The public is invited to a reception with the artist.…

Opening Sept. 20 at the East Sonora Theatre, we are thrilled to bring you the Sierra Rep premiere of Cabaret, book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Cabaret opened on Broadway in 1966 and ran for 1,165…

Merced County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in Merced County this year. The affected individual is expected to fully recover.  WNV is transmitted to humans and animals…

After the Merced City Council last week continued steps to put a number of Charter amendments on the March ballot, Mayor Mike Murphy praised the decision and urged the community to support the process. “I think they are all good changes…

The effort to start an irrigation district in eastern Merced County began as early as 1913, but it took several years for the organization to begin to take shape. In 1917, the newly formed Merced County Farm Bureau launched an…

Leslie Rae Bonner of Merced passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1. She was 75. “My wife of 30 plus years was the most beautiful person, both inside and out,” wrote her husband, Bob Gold. “She didn’t have a less than pleasant bone in her…

It really was like becoming part of a family when Vincent Wilkins was sworn into the Merced Police Department last Friday. Vincent joined his own brother in the department, where Brandon Wilkins will celebrate his sixth anniversary…

Hebert Leslie (Les) McCabe, Jr., at 92 years of age passed away on Sept. 1, surrounded by family. Family members and local friends attended a prayer service at the United Methodist Church in Merced on Sunday, Sept. 8, and paid…

“A lack of basic financial knowledge contributes to the uphill battle many youth face when entering adulthood,” says Barry Nelson, President and CEO of Travis Credit Union. “Through our ‘Awesome Cause’ of financial education, financial…