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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 two dozen vintage vehicles were parked in the shade next to the historic dwelling. Some of them were familiar to me but there were a couple of nice surprises as well. One of my favorites…

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…

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 things done. But the 63-year-old sheriff is eager to keep tackling these thorny issues and intends to run again for another term in this year's election. He has pulled papers for…

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,…

Matt May has a job where every day he loves coming to work. He's the Merced County assessor, recorder and county clerk, succeeding Barbara Levey in the elected position a year ago in January. May, 54, was appointed by Merced County supervisors. He handles a wide variety of duties, including monitoring the county's assessed valuation of just…

Having to patrol all of downtown Merced might seem to be a daunting task but it's right up Jennifer Shaw's wheelhouse. Since the end of…

For more than 50 years, Cel Pelayo of Merced has been cutting hair at a barber shop on the Merced Mall. The shop has been open seven days a week for…

About three miles from downtown Atwater lies an area that is totally different from the surrounding and unassuming agricultural countryside. For the family that settled there almost 60 years ago it became an oasis — make that an urban forest — that boosts spirits to this day. Retired marriage-family therapist and tree advocate…