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Parents, students, educators and the community celebrated with educators, school employees and school administrators from across the county at the annual Excellence in Education awards on Oct. 3 at the Merced Theatre. Lance Brewster,…

This past Friday was the Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 71st annual Installation Dinner and Awards Ceremony, held this year at the Merced County Fairgrounds. Members of the International Fraternity of Delta…

Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s…

Influenza (Flu) is a contagious disease that can cause mild to severe illness. Severe cases of flu can lead to hospitalization and even death. Some people are at higher risk for developing serious flu complications: older people, young…

Love INC (Love in the Name of Christ) of Greater Merced held its annual rummage sale at United Methodist Church at 899 Yosemite Parkway in Merced on October 5. At the sale, people enjoyed their treasure hunt, browsing…

They don’t make high school graduates like the used to, and that’s especially true for the Class of ’69 from Our Lady Of Mercy High School in Merced. As a matter of fact, 1969 marked one of the last graduating classes for…

Residents from across Merced County, and from every walk of life, made their way to the Atwater Community Center on Saturday as the Center for Human & Organizational Performance Enhancement & Restoration held its…

The recent grand opening and ribbon-cutting for K. S. Pacific Insurance Company, located at 2814 G Street in Merced, was sponsored by the Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s Administrative Assistant…

By VERONICA BRICENO Special to the Times More than 100 local high school administrators and counselors gathered at Merced College recently for an annual breakfast event to find ways the college and feeder schools can…

The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Merced County celebrated the successful graduation of their 31st Class on Tuesday evening. After making their way into the Juvenile Dependency Courtroom of the…

Pharoahs International and Modesto Throttlers put on a magnificent car show on October 5 in conjunction with Castle Air Museum. There were 165 shiny, polished vehicles on the grounds of the air museum — classic cars, custom…

These days, excited children are running around and looking for the best pumpkins at farm locations across the county. Vista Ranch on Highway 140 in Merced has once again opened its annual pumpkin patch, corn maze and…

Former Merced Mayor Bill Spriggs might smile, maybe chuckle a little, if he learns his name was brought up repeatedly at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Current leaders were pointing out that Spriggs — who only served one, 2-year…