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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,…

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…

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 much of that time, and Pelayo is no stranger to long hours. Still Pelayo, 77, has no regrets about following a tonsorial career and intends to keep going for quite a while but he's not…

About three miles from downtown Atwater lies an area that is totally different from the surrounding and unassuming agricultural countryside.…

Cops, cars, critters and costumes. These four elements intertwined Saturday as the Merced Police Department staged its first-ever old car show in…

Growing up more than 50 years ago, Robin Shepard has always liked unusual, no-longer-made American cars. He came by this zeal for "orphan" cars naturally as his father James loved Packards, Studebakers, and Henry J automobiles. "I like 'orphan' cars; I don't look for a Chevy or a Ford and I am really glad I did some research on them,"…