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By ELAINA WILSON UC Merced students brought the community a refreshing yet eye-opening performance last weekend by presenting the play, “If All The Sky Were Paper,” written by best-selling author and playwright Andrew Carroll. The show highlighted some amazing and highly emotional details from Carroll’s journey to more than 40 countries…

By GENE LIEB The 2022 Merced County Spring Fair Kick Off Dinner and Dance will be held Saturday, April 23, in the O’Banion Building of the Los Banos…

By ANH DIEP UC Merced Professor Katrina Hoyer ’s lab is helping UC Merced serve the San Joaquin Valley community through its studies of…

By LUCIANA CHAVEZ Do you become a leader with the right job title? Or does the universe anoint you when your talent and skill combine to demand it? LaDenta Smith, Andrea Garibay, Sabrina Frias and Tzitzijank Jazmin Serrano all fit one or both of those descriptions in their daily work at Merced College. They all deserve the…

By MIKE BIDDISON Special to the Times Longtime Merced resident and inventor, Dan Caris, revealed to an assembly of local supporters on March…

By Antoine Hubbard Sr. The Merced County Law Library is a hidden gem of the local community that goes unnoticed by residents until there’s a need to…

As the City prepares for its annual community town hall meetings this February, I extend an invitation to our community and ask for participation. These meetings, scheduled on Thursday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, Feb. 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will provide opportunities to meet with Council Members and City staff, share input and learn more about…

By LUCIANA CHAVEZ Special to Merced College Merced College would love to eventually have people banging down the door to get into its new truck driver…

By SHENG XIONG On Dec. 6, the Merced City Council voted to allocate $1 million dollars for a one-time stimulus pay to low income essential…

Editor’s Note: Merced Irrigation District General Manager John Sweigard issued the following open invitation to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday:  “For years, we have worked in good faith with the State Water Board, your secretaries and your staff. Despite our best efforts, and backed by solid science about salmon and the…