Bob Hart Square

Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto and other city officials have been saying the same thing for some time: 2025 is going to be a really big year for the city.  “A lot of things we have been working on for the last few years — the planning and funding — all this stuff is going to come to fruition this year,” Mayor Serratto has told the local…

The latest Mercado Night held last Thursday was a great time for the community. Thousands of visitors flooded the streets surrounding Bob Hart Square to…

City leaders unanimously approved new marketing “taglines” and a logo for the Merced Yosemite Regional Airport — or MYRA — during their most recent meeting on…

Members of the Merced City Council — including three new elected members — plan to meet with residents in a series of town hall-style meetings to start the new year. The meeting dates are: Wednesday, Jan. 25 Tuesday, Jan. 31 Thursday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. The schedule was approved at the most recent council meeting in…

Hundreds of local residents came together in Downtown Merced with their American flags in hand to celebrate Veterans Day. There was a special…

Residents from across the local area came together at Bob Hart Square on Tuesday evening for a special ceremony that highlighted the start of…

For the first time in about 30 years, residents and leaders came together for an open, public celebration in Downtown Merced to ring in the traditional Lao New Year last Saturday. The event, including a colorful parade, was meant to bring light to the unique Laotian American experience that started right here in the culturally diverse…