Courthouse Museum to present Christmas Open House
Everybody is invited to experience the 38th annual Christmas Open House at the Courthouse Museum on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The museum’s beloved docent elves have “decked the halls,” and community organizations have filled the rooms of the historic building with more than 75 Christmas trees accented with all kinds of themes and…
Merced College Jazz Ensemble Set To Perform
The Merced College Jazz Ensemble will be performing with some classic tunes on Dec. 2, starting at 7:30 p.m., at the Merced College Theater.
The guest…
Diabetes Awareness Month
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. The City of Merced on Monday night presented a certificate to Lauren Figg, chapter member and advocate for the…
Small Business Saturday
Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto, this week, proclaimed Saturday, Nov. 26, as Small Business Saturday in the City of Merced. He presented the certificate to Jagandeep Mokha, the vice president of the Merced County Indian Chamber of Commerce. Small businesses employ nearly 50 percent of the employees in the private sector in the United States and…
County Fire awarded grant for extrication equipment
The Merced County Fire Department received a $91,262 grant this month to purchase new extrication equipment.
Known as the “jaws of life,” first responders…
Merced job training effort preparing young workers
The City of Merced and Merced County Department of Workforce Investment have partnered to create Merced Youth Jobs, a program designed to connect young people…
Los Banos Gives Substantial Pay Increase To Police Officers And Public Safety Personnel
The City of Los Banos has announced that it will provide significant pay increases of 10 to 17.5 percent to its sworn public safety personnel and all other full-time city employees.
Most of the raises are effective immediately, with a portion effective July 1. In addition, the city will provide lump sum bonuses to all full-time employees this…
Elks Enjoy Thanksgiving With Local Students
On the last Friday of school, before the Thanksgiving break, the Merced Elks Lodge provided a free luncheon for about 100 special needs students and staff…
Don’t Miss The Christmas Parade
To kick off December with the holiday spirit, The Merced Main Street Association and The Downtown Neighborhood Association are holding the Downtown…
Le Grand Elementary Robotics receives top award
The Le Grand Elementary School Robotics program competed in The Battle at the Nest, a First Lego League Challenge event tournament hosted by Buchanan High School and the Central Valley Robotics organization in Clovis on Saturday, Nov. 5.
Le Grand Elementary fielded two teams in the competition where schools display their knowledge and…