Planada

Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran is at the pinnacle of fame and success, with a life and career he can look back on with great pride and fulfillment. But he wasn’t about to have a new film based on his personal journey be released without first sharing it with the people of Planada — all those old friends and extended family members who…

In a state as diverse as California, where Latinos constitute nearly 40 percent of the population, it was disheartening to learn that Latino physicians…

There appeared to be positive reactions to a draft spending plan for $20 million in state flood relief for the community of Planada after it was presented…

A new food kiosk located at Cesar E. Chavez Middle School in Planada is providing families with an assortment of healthy staple food items, both shelf-stable and refrigerated, priced to meet the needs of a limited budget. Families can take advantage of the “Good Stuff Kiosk” as children are picked up from after-school programs. The…

By John M Derby & Reno Martinelli  Planada residents are very upset because it’s going on 10 months after the devastating floods last January, and…

The Community Center at Houlihan Park in Planada was pretty much at the epicenter of the disastrous flooding last January. The well-used…

After several months of flood restoration work, Golden Valley Health Centers (GVHC) reopened the Planada Medical Clinic on June 1. Following severe storm damage and flooding in January, the Merced County Office of Emergency Services mandated evacuations of Planada residents. More than 4,000 people were displaced, roads and businesses were closed…

Residents turned out for Planada's annual Community Day parade on Saturday, the first since January's catastrophic flooding left much of the town underwater.…

Life is finally returning to normal in Planada after floods swept through the small town earlier this year. This Saturday the town will be…

During a recent assembly at Planada Elementary School, the Associated Students of Merced College (ASMC) shared the bounty of a recent donation drive meant to help Planada students who lost homes, access to portions of their school, and so much more after their community flooded in January. ASMC President Jose Castillo, Treasurer Marisol…