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Three brave youngsters from the Merced area were treated like champions last Saturday as they made their way to the Boot Barn located inside the…

With a career spanning 35 years in local schools and leadership positions, Richard Lopez is poised to take the reins of the Merced County Office of Education as the next Superintendent of Schools. "I'm running because I believe in public education," he says. "I am a product of public education. Growing up I attended six or seven…

Hundreds of residents joined together with dozens of political candidates on March 7 to take part in the Merced County Republican Assembly's 2026…

Within a tight scheduling window, and amid a very busy January agenda, members of the Merced City Council and city department heads met with local…

The arrival of Santa Claus inside the Marketplace at Merced last Saturday not only ushered in the Christmas season in town, it also signaled the start of a countdown to the most wonderful weekend of the year.  That means big parades in Atwater and Merced, Nutcracker performances, street festivals, live music, a cozy open house at the…

Following a flurry of overnight preparations by road crews, City of Merced leaders and officials reopened Main Street early Monday morning with a new, permanent…

Merced College held its 62nd commencement ceremony on the evening of Friday, May 23, at Don Odishoo Stadium on the Merced campus.  MC President…

A crowd of people enjoyed a chance to celebrate a hometown history in the making — and at the Courthouse Museum, no less. Adam Gray — a native Mercedian who went from being in the first graduating class of Golden Valley High School to the halls of the State Capitol as a member of the Assembly — took the Oath of Office on Jan. 30 as…