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Normally, the members of the Merced County Association of Realtors (MCAR) gather together every December to award members and affiliates with special recognition awards, and also to install new officers. The event is held in a luncheon…

The Atwater location of In-Shape Health Clubs at 2501 Shaffer Road reopened for business on March 8, 2021, and starting on April 1, the club will again offer fitness classes for its members. Due to the pandemic, in March 2020 health…

Proud city leaders and corporate executives joined excited residents in a “virtual” ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the new El Capitan Hotel in downtown Merced on Wednesday.  A massive red ribbon surrounded the outside of…

The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors took action on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 to accept the invitation by the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Board of Directors to join the YARTS Joint Powers Authority. The Board…

Community members who attended the virtual Sierra Club meeting on March 18 were treated to a presentation by Katerina Friesen, program manager with Insight Garden Program (IGP). Insight Garden Program is in 11 State prisons in…

The Pop Up People’s Pantry opened on April 4, 2020, and is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Saturday, April 3, 2021. The Pantry, located at the 18th Street People’s Garden at 936 W. 18th Street in Merced, has a collection of fresh…

Sheriff Warnke led a lively discussion of the many challenges and solutions of law enforcement in Merced County during the COVID 19 pandemic. After a few opening remarks, the sheriff opened the meeting to answering questions from the…

Sergeant Xeng Koua Moua, a Special Guerilla Unit (SGU) veteran, was interred at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella on Monday, March 22. Sgt. Moua is the first Central Valley SGU veteran to receive the honor of…

The Rio Del Oro Boy Scout District held its annual awards program recently under the conditions of the COVID–19 virus. The Rio Del Oro District includes the counties of Merced, Mariposa and southern Stanislaus. The program was held…

Assemblyman Adam C. Gray (D-Merced) released the following statement after revelations the federal coronavirus aid bill prohibits states from passing small business tax cuts. “I introduced legislation earlier this year to provide a…

Merced College has announced that it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May for the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021, under a plan approved by Merced County Public Health officials. Multiple ceremonies will be held to…

\ Surrounded by family, faculty, and classmates, on 3-19-21 one of the biggest stars in Knight Nation signed her letter of intent to attend and play sand volleyball in the fall for Arizona Christian University. Sydney Shaw is an…

Peter Cottontail made his way into center court in the Merced Mall over the weekend. Over his first weekend at his new home, the Easter Bunny was on hand to welcome families and their young children as they made their way from…