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By DON MARTIN II Fred Ryland scored a thrilling victory in the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event Saturday night at Merced Speedway. The point leader became the fourth different winner in five races. The night featured a thrilling Fireworks Display, and all of the fans who came to watch the show got in for free. This was made possible…

BY LT. CMDR. GUSTAV HEIN Navy Community Outreach A 2007 Le Grand High School graduate and Le Grand native in the U.S. Navy supports the nation’s…

BY YANIRA LEDEZMA The 18th Street People’s Garden is officially open to the public. Community members celebrated the grand opening of the garden this…

Troy Foulger won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Merced Speedway. This was also the Second Annual Ed Parker Memorial race, paying tribute to the promoter who passed away last year. All divisions competing on the quarter-mile clay oval were running for increased purses. Foulger drives the Modified owned by Billy…

BY MICHAEL BRIGGS Special to the Times The sport of boxing has a long and storied past in American culture; it has broken down racial barriers,…

DJ Shannon and Bakersfield's Michael Johnson won their respective Main Events Tuesday night at Merced Speedway. The occasion was the annual Merced County…

This Saturday night is a special event at Merced Speedway. It's the Second Annual Ed Parker Memorial race. Parker took over the promotional duties of the speedway in 2016, and during his brief time as promoter, the speedway had some of its biggest car counts ever. He passed away after suffering a heart attack in June of 2018. There will be…

BY YANIRA LEDEZMA Eli and Shiomi Torres are the dynamic duo, and husband-and-wife team, operating a Downtown Merced business that’s half barber shop,…

BY DON MARTIN II Special to the Times The IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds were scheduled to race in front of the Merced County Fair crowd on…

BY CATHIE LANCASTER CASA Executive Director It's June! This is the time for Grads and Dads! Sadly, many of the foster youth in Merced County do not celebrate either graduation or Father’s Day. However, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Merced County is doing their best to change that. Did you know that only 10 percent of high…