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By WALSH, CASSADY & WALSH Merced College soccer athlete, Thomas Knierieme, is staying local. A 2020 high school grad from Oakdale, Knierieme has signed with NAIA powerhouse, UC Merced. Flanked in the above photo by UC head coach Albert Martins and Merced College HC Sergio Sousa, Knierieme becomes the first two-year Blue Devil of the new…

By SHANE SMITH Sometime soon, the flood waters racing down Bear Creek will subside, and life will return to normal for many of us living in Merced. That…

By KEVIN HUTSON I’m an Englishman, visiting and staying in Atwater with my in-laws for Christmas and New Year. As always, I’m aware of the old adage…

By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett In 1940, the U.S. Army was looking for a location to build a 30,000 per year basic pilot training base. A group of Merced citizens got together to encourage the Army to build in the Merced area. The citizens were able to gather some money to purchase a site for the base and lease the land back…

By PATTY GUERRA, UC Merced News Innovate to Grow is a twice-yearly celebration of student ingenuity hosted by the School of Engineering (SoE). In a…

By DENELLE FLAKE Merced County Farm Bureau Merced County Farm Bureau (MCFB) and Fluetsch & Busby Insurance (F&B) received the Select Partners…

Merced County has held a fair every year since 1891 with the exception of 1917 and 1918 during World War I, 1936 because of financial issues, 1943 to 1945, World War II and 2020 and 2021 because of COVID 19. The first Merced County Fair, which represented both Merced and Mariposa Counties started out in a pavilion on 18th St on Sept. 2, 1891.…

By RYAN WANG For many, the holidays evoke childhood nostalgia. Families take time to pass on age-old customs, from lighting the menorah,…

Although all age groups are affected by winter viruses, this year we are seeing a critical situation in Merced County for infants and children. This…

New buildings, new academic offerings, and new support services all came to fruition at Merced College in 2022, and our students will benefit directly from all of these additions. But as I reflect on the past year, I find myself reflecting most on the people who make it all possible. We are blessed to have absolutely incredible people at…