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Katie Bass loves what she does and endures the long hours and unusual circumstances for the rewards it gives. Mrs. Bass is the owner and pharmacist in charge at San Joaquin Drug, Planada's only drugstore. She grew up around pharmacies and says the job is a good fit with her career aspirations. Dr. Bass, 33, was…

We see old cars and trucks in many different conditions these days. Some still look just like they did on the showroom floor while others are little more…

If money were no object, what car would you like to have? I posed this question to a number of old car fanciers and their responses ran the…

Today's hot rod definitely would have to be the Chevrolet Camaro. Many years ago the hot rod of choice for someone in his teens or 20s might have been a 1932 Ford, a 1957 Chevrolet, a 1964 Pontiac GTO, a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner or maybe a Corvette. Nowadays, however, folks are taking the Camaro in many diverging directions. Like a…

Automotive history seems to be neatly catalogued by decades and the 1930s certainly produced some spectacular American cars and trucks. Many years…

The Merced County chapter of Habitat for Humanity is celebrating the fourth anniversary and expansion of its ReStore facility in Atwater and the prospect of…

Imagine whizzing along your favorite country lane, the sun shining on your face, the wind gently blowing your hair and the birds are chirping. These are the experiences people who own convertibles regularly enjoy. For almost a century foreign and domestic automakers have manufactured convertibles and open-air motoring adds a whole new dimension…

In the late 1950s and into the 1960s American automakers put out some innovative, groundbreaking cars. They were vastly different from anything…

Nearly a month ago, Merced Fire Engineer Grant Parker and a few fellow firefighters were navigating a narrow mountain road in near pitch-black…

Sharon Freeman of Mariposa is going to the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City this week, taking her Icelandic Sheep Dog “Cooper” with her in hopes of bringing awards home. Freeman is the president of the Yosemite Kennel Club with members in Merced and Mariposa counties. The premier, nationally-televised…