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By MICHAEL BRIGGS Special to the Times The Class of 2023 student athletes at Stone Ridge Christian High school are a dynamic and diverse group that makeup the foundation of Knight Nation Athletics. This year, Stone Ridge celebrated five seniors that punched their tickets to play at the collegiate level in their respective sports by inking…

By Luciana Chavez Blue Devil’s Advocate When Merced College turns to the horizon to ponder its future or looks back to reflect upon its history, the…

Editor’s note: The following was sent to the Times by Florence Lambert, president of the Merced SPCA. Have you ever wondered if shelters like the Merced SPCA…

By Walsh Cassady & Walsh The new Teen Central is designed specifically to create a safe and relaxing teen space at the library, and it’s filled with materials and technology geared toward the age group. There’s a 3-D printer, and a Nintendo Switch, among other features. The new library addition is also the result of several…

By Brianna Vaccari Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Los Banos city leaders have decided to give a strong layer of job security to Joshua Pinheiro,…

By Juan Flores UC Merced News The UC Merced Library is hosting an opening reception on Thursday, April 13, for a new art exhibit that showcases the…

The actuality and possibility of flooding in Merced County has certainly been in the news for the last few months. The town of Planada and some parts of Merced were greatly affected by these massive flooding issues. The citizens of these areas were and still are suffering emotionally and financially from these events. The unusual…

By BRIANNA VACCARI Central Valley Journalism Collaborative A scholarship fund connected to one of Merced County’s earliest families is being expanded to…

What motivates you? I was speaking with an out-of-state friend recently and the conversation was around her board and her frustration.  It seems that some…

By Mario Bandoni Given the devastation our community will soon bear under the state’s Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan, our community and Merced Irrigation District have had plenty of disagreements with our state’s resource-management leaders over the past decade. But in recent weeks, at MID we have been heartened to see several of…