City agrees to fly Pride Flag again over downtown
For a second consecutive year, the Merced City Council has agreed to fly the rainbow flag — also known as the gay pride flag or LGBT Pride flag — over Bob Hart Square in downtown Merced for the entire month of June.
The flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer pride and LGBTQ+ social movements. In Merced,…
Lewis keeps her focus on service to community
Kimberly Helms Lewis became the first woman to serve as the Merced County District Attorney after a stunning, landslide victory over a three-term incumbent in…
Protesters take to streets of Merced to voice support for…
“My Body, My Choice!” a group of about 30 Merced residents chanted as they made their way down N St. from the Merced County Courthouse Museum…
Tietjen: Schools on track with safety, stability, new opportunities
Steve Tietjen, the superintendent of schools for the Merced County Office of Education (MCOE), says he couldn’t be more proud of the support and cooperation he has received from fellow educators, local leaders and community members.
Tietjen, with 42 years of public education experience and 28 years at the district and county leadership…
New Merced County Republican Assembly is helping to mobilize…
There are several private citizens who show up at the Merced City Council meetings on a regular basis, and one of them is Rick Wendling.
The mayor…
City boosts funding for public art, local artists
Merced leaders have agreed to allocate more of the city’s budget dollars to public art projects after sending out a request for proposals and receiving an…
City adding new design to one-way Main Street
If you like the changes to traffic flow and parking on Main Street in Merced hold tight because there are more on the way.
The City Council on Monday night decided to move forward on a downtown redesign to implement a permanent one-way street on Main Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Way to O Street.
Now it’s going to be more of the same…
Former Supervisor Nelson announces run for mayor of Atwater
Mike Nelson, a former Merced County supervisor and firefighter, launched his campaign to become Atwater’s next mayor this week.
The 64-year-old Nelson…
Soria fighting for housing, access to health care
As a first generation daughter of two immigrant farmworkers, Fresno City Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria knows she carries a different perspective…
City leaders move forward on yet another annexation plan
Once again, the Merced City Council has given a green light to another piece of potential residential paradise outside of the current city limits and into the farthest northern reaches of the city’s so-called “sphere of influence,” and even beyond.
Council members on Monday night unanimously voiced their support for a pre-annexation application…
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