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By Steve Tietjen, Ed.D. & Salvador Sandoval, MD It has been more than a year since the COVID-19 health crisis disrupted our lives. While most schools are back in session, we have a long way to go before we can get back to a more normal school day. Our local school boards, teachers, administrators and support staff have all worked…

By Luciana Chavez Faculty won’t be high-fiving graduates as they enter Stadium ’76 on the Merced College campus. President Chris Vitelli won’t shake anyone’s…

By Lynda Brommage Members of the Merced Garden Club and supporters were once again able to relax, breathe in fresh air, and enjoy a stroll…

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include details about Frank Machado's birthday party and to correct his military service information. By LYNDA BROMMAGE Frank Machado — a Hilmar High School grad from the Class of 1949 and supporter of HHS Football — celebrated his 90th birthday in style on…

By Juan Sánchez Muñoz Fifty-five years ago this week, a major movement in U.S. civil rights history spent the night in Merced on its march from Delano to…

By Mike Biddison The official beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere this year came and went on Saturday, March 20th. The day passed hardly noticed…

By LUCIANA CHAVEZ Special to Merced College This is the story about how Noel Felix came to feel at home on the Los Banos campus of Merced College, and how the support he found there changed his life. Understand that when Felix graduated from Los Banos High School in 2015, his mother had passed away a few years earlier, he had just turned…

Editor’s Note: Columnist and author Steve Newvine wrote the following article recently for the news website MercedCountyEvents.com. By Steve Newvine It…

By JOEY MERCADO 2020 was a complicated year to say the least. Those working in aviation were affected by hiring freezes and furloughs by airlines due to…

My name is Alissa Kuhr, and I am so excited to represent California as I was recently named the 2021 California Little Miss United States Agriculture. The Miss United States Agriculture Program is an organization for women of all ages who have a passion for agriculture and who have an interest in educating and advocating for the…