Guest 72 posts 0 comments

Editor’s note: The following is from a Sept. 3 memo from Merced resident and former City Councilman Michael Belluomini to the current Merced City Council. The City Charter needs an amendment to clarify its provisions regarding the terms of City Council appointed officers. Article V section 500 paragraph two specifies that "the City…

By Don Martin II Guy Ahlwardt won the 30 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event Saturday night at Merced Speedway. Ahlwardt is the runaway IMCA State point…

By Madison Kroeker Golden Valley FFA Reporter What a wonderful summer it has been for Golden Valley FFA! This summer has been full of brainstorming…

By Yanira Ledezma UC Merced’s fall semester began last Wednesday, Aug. 7, and with it came the flow of new students to campus. The university is entering its 14th year as an institution of higher education, and remains the newest campus in the University of California system. Erik Flores, a Santa Barbara native, is entering his fourth…

By Eryka Lepper Atwater FFA Reporter The Atwater High School Agriculture Department has welcomed its 10th agriculture teacher to its agriculture and…

By Yanira Ledezma Local business owners and administrative members met for their monthly Atwater Chamber of Commerce Coffee on the morning of Aug. 21.…

By Don Martin II Special to the Times The IMCA Sport Modifieds have a big event coming this Saturday night at Merced Speedway and several of the tracks in the area aren't running the division this weekend. A few drivers who might otherwise have to make a long trip up north to go racing now have Merced as an option for a big money race.…

By Yanira Ledezma An array of Sharpie artwork was on display at the Merced Mall this past weekend as part of Strangers 10th bimonthly art show, “The…

By Yanira Ledezma Playhouse Merced, located at 452 W Main St., is happily welcoming back its theater arts conservatory program. The conservatory focuses…

By Anthony L. Martinez Since the end of 2016, I have had the duty and pleasure of serving on the Merced City Council. In that time I can say that I have seen a lot and learned a lot, much more than I could have imagined before being elected. And of all the things I’ve seen regarding political maneuvers in this town, I would like to write to…