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Castle Air Museum, located at 5050 Santa Fe Drive in Atwater, one of the largest aerospace museum displaying vintage aircraft in the Western U.…

Residents in south Merced are celebrating the completion of a beautiful community mural of Martin Luther King Jr. painted by Joel Aguilar on a wall of the…

A much needed kindergarten readiness program called Ready for Kinder Merced County, which is focused on literacy activities at home for children from birth to 5, is being launched through a community partnership. First 5 Merced County, the Merced County Public Library and Friends of the Merced County Library are the partners making the…

First Baptist Church at 500 Buena Vista Drive in Merced and all churches in California were officially allowed to return to indoor services after a 6 to 3…

What is the best way to get your questions about food and healthy eating habits answered by an authority so as to be aware of, and enjoy, good nutrition?…

Merced County received just over 6,000 vaccine doses from the State in January, which was low considering that Merced County has 287,420 residents and the goal is to offer all residents an opportunity to receive the vaccine. The way the vaccine was made available to those eligible to receive it in the general public was through a website…

Community leader Jerry O’Banion, whose service included seven terms as a Merced County Supervisor, passed away on Feb. 14. The cause of death was not…

After one year of massive volunteer efforts, Recall Gavin 2020 reached a milestone on Feb. 11 — 1.5 million signatures attached to recall petitions…

Castle Air Museum in Atwater has been chosen as one of a handful of aviation museums in the nation to receive a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft, a key player during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. According to Air Force officials, the aircraft will be delivered to the air museum sometime in June 2021, and once restored will be the…