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By RYAN WANG Newly-elected Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria held her community swearing-in ceremony at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center on…

By WALSH, CASSADY & WALSH Merced College soccer athlete, Thomas Knierieme, is staying local. A 2020 high school grad from Oakdale, Knierieme has…

By SHANE SMITH Sometime soon, the flood waters racing down Bear Creek will subside, and life will return to normal for many of us living in Merced. That will not be true for everyone. Our neighbors who were already struggling to maintain a safe place to live may be left further behind when receding flood waters reveal homes that have been…

By KEVIN HUTSON I’m an Englishman, visiting and staying in Atwater with my in-laws for Christmas and New Year. As always, I’m aware of the old adage…

By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett In 1940, the U.S. Army was looking for a location to build a 30,000 per year basic pilot training base. A…

By PATTY GUERRA, UC Merced News Innovate to Grow is a twice-yearly celebration of student ingenuity hosted by the School of Engineering (SoE). In a way, it's a science fair for college students to help solve problems that businesses and nonprofit organizations face, and potentially gain partnerships to see their projects utilized in…

By DENELLE FLAKE Merced County Farm Bureau Merced County Farm Bureau (MCFB) and Fluetsch & Busby Insurance (F&B) received the Select Partners…

Merced County has held a fair every year since 1891 with the exception of 1917 and 1918 during World War I, 1936 because of financial issues, 1943 to 1945,…

By RYAN WANG For many, the holidays evoke childhood nostalgia. Families take time to pass on age-old customs, from lighting the menorah, wrapping gifts, shopping, looking at lights, or baking cookies. In my case, I have always associated this time of year with Christmas at my grandparents' house. As far back as I can remember,…