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California farmers and food processors grow and produce a bounty of fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts utilizing the highest food safety, environmental and labor standards in the world. Consequently, the food produced is of the highest quality for consumers and a source of great pride for California farmers large and small. On January 25,…

By JACKY VELAZQUEZ Atwater High School horticulture students transplanted over 5,000 flowering annuals and perennials the past two weeks in preparation…

By Hallie Billings This past holiday weekend, I went to Aptos with my family. It was amazing, all my little cousins and I went in the ocean together and my…

By JACKY VELAZQUEZ Atwater FFA Reporter Over 400 Atwater High School agriculture students and FFA members participated in the annual FFA Ice Cream Social last week during Back-To-School festivities The purpose of this events was to promote the high school’s agriculture program and the numerous academic, personal…

The City Council is in negotiations to sell the site of the new police headquarters. This is a profound mistake that will reduce public safety, increase…

By ELLE WILSON Jessica's House, a nonprofit organization in Turlock, offers grief and support services to its clients (children and…

By JUAN FLORES UC Merced News The new film by filmmaker Yehuda Sharim, "El Ojo Comienza En La Mano" ("The Eye Begins in the Hand"), features the life work of Central Valley artist and muralist Rubén A. Sánchez. Sharim, a professor in the Global Arts Studies Program, will be in conversation with Sánchez in the coming months as…

Editor’s Note: Ian Whitaker of Mariposa is a new Times reporter who was set to start working on Aug. 1. His move to Merced was accelerated due to…

By Elaina Wilson Come one, come all, and let freedom ring. It’s that time of year when Atwater is gearing up for its annual Fourth of July…

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…