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(MUHSD press release) The Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday evening to delay the start of the 2020-21 school year by one week to August 19, 2020. The decision was made to give the district…

• Today, the Merced County Department of Public Health confirmed six additional deaths related to COVID-19: Gender: ▪ Female: 2 ▪ Male: 4…

STORY UPDATE: The Special Meeting of the Merced County Board of Supervisors will be held on TUESDAY, AUG. 4, AT 10 A.M., in the board chambers located at 2222 M Street, third floor, in Downtown Merced. Leaders are expected to discuss and…

They have tried to put a gun to our head to make us fold. They want our citizens to feel scared and vulnerable; don’t be. They want to increase political heat or we become the next victim in today’s long line of victims in today’s cancel…

Some children in our community are now faced with homelessness, hunger, despair, solitary confinement, neglect, abuse, and in some cases, deportation to other countries by responsible parents (some who are responsible for harvesting the…

(Dept. of Public Health data) Today, the Merced County Department of Public Health confirmed two additional deaths related to COVID-19. The deaths were described as two males, one between the ages of 50 to 64 and the other above 65, with…

Danny Wimmer Presents has announced that Aftershock 2020, scheduled for October 9 – 11 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA, has been rescheduled to October 7 – 10, 2021, and has released the following statement: After all the…

The Applegate Park Zoo at 1045 W. 25th Street in Merced reopens on Saturday, July 25, at 10 a.m. Its new hours of operation are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On…

The official candidate filing period in Merced County has been open for about two weeks now, and the names on the list are growing. Intense campaigns and a record-setting election are expected in a turbulent and consequential…

(Dept. of Public Health Data) Today, the Merced County Department of Public Health confirmed one additional death related to COVID-19: Gender: ▪ Female: 0 ▪ Male: 1…

(MUHSD press release) After consultation with Merced County Department of Public Health (MDPH), Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) has made the decision that all students will learn online for the entire first…

South Merced is actually a food desert area, which means it does not have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables.  We are glad to work with resident doctors who are enthused about writing prescriptions to fill this need. Candice…

(Public Health Dept. data) Today, the Merced County Department of Public Health confirmed four additional deaths related to COVID-19: Gender: ▪ Female: 2 ▪ Male: 2…