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Following a talk by author Mark Arax at the Multicultural Arts Center, the local organization, Friends of the Library, hosted a fundraising dinner at the banquet room in the El Capitan Hotel. Friends of the Library is a community non-profit which protects and promotes libraries throughout Merced County. The fundraiser gave supporters…

When people travel abroad for humanitarian missions, it is often in search of adventure or recognition. For Harrison Emery, a graduate of El Capitan High…

Atwater residents, educators and local leaders celebrated the opening of the new Juniper Elementary School on Aug. 4. The campus, located at…

There’s a new military fighter jet in town. Castle Air Museum’s newest addition to their collection is the famous F-4 Phantom II “Bunny” — an aircraft with a rich history of cultural and military significance. It arrived at Castle Air Museum on July 27, after a long road journey from Arizona. Museum Executive Director Joe Pruzzo…

It isn’t every day that you find balloon animals, cops on bikes, and a gaggle of cheerleaders all in the same location. That is, unless it’s…

Crowds gathered at Castle Air Museum on Saturday for the Central Valley Crafts, Food, and Spirits Festival. Vendor booths dotted the walkway…

Local families flocked to Castle Family Health Center for its fifth annual Back-to-School event last Friday, July 14. The non-profit healthcare organization located at the Castle Commerce Center obtained enough backpacks to provide for 640 students who might otherwise go without during the upcoming school year. “We’re really…

The Atwater Police Department stole the show at the City Council meeting on Monday night, with three of its members receiving well-deserved…

Teams of actors, writers, and directors commandeered a classroom on the third floor of the Multicultural Arts Center in Merced last Friday to…

When Jesse Dekker woke up on Jan. 10, he was met with a strange alert on his phone. The unfamiliar notification stated that the alarms at his work, Modern Air Mechanical, were currently down. Confused, Dekker opened up the security cameras to see if anything stood out. All he could see was water. In January of this year, Merced…