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The other day I ventured out into the driveway and to my dismay discovered a flat left front tire on our sport-utility vehicle. It's one of the saddest sights you can imagine. Finding your car looking like a rolling charcoal briquet after a fire isn't all that pleasant either. A flat tire is one of many ways that we can be…

Most old car shows don't bomb out and that certainly wasn't the case on Nov. 5 at the Castle Air Museum. Not surprisingly the show was themed…

We should be very thankful for many things all around us. But for some folks the fourth Thursday of November is the only time of the year that Thanksgiving is…

The second one was even better than the first, and the Merced Police Department's repeat Halloween car show provided a delightful mix of vintage vehicles, costumed youngsters and adults along with more candy than you could imagine — or eat. The Saturday event in front of the police station on West 22nd Street featured 40 old cars…

Atwater continued to celebrate its 100th anniversary last Saturday, and part of the fun was a neat old car show near the Bloss House. Close to…

Merced is an old car town. I've known that for the 53 years I have lived here, but the notion that local residents dearly love their vintage vehicles was…

Near its wastewater treatment plant, the City of Merced farms about 700 acres of winter wheat, alfalfa and corn to support a sustainable operations program — but that means weeds, stubble and unwanted vegetation must be dealt with every year. This year, the city of Merced found an eco-friendly way to keep the weeds and wheat at…

There's a lot going on right now with the Merced County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Vern Warnke is facing multiple challenges and obstacles to getting…

Awesome future opportunities, steady growth and building partnerships with individuals and organizations encourage Merced's new director of parks and…

As the newly appointed chairman of the Merced County Board of Supervisors, Snelling's Lloyd Pareira has some extra responsibilities running board meetings, making committee assignments and representing the county at special community functions. Pareira, 59, represents District 4, which includes Snelling, Winton, Ballico-Cressey, Delhi,…