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Jonathan Whitaker serves as the Chief Editor for Mid Valley Publications and oversees the Merced County Times and the Atwater-Winton Times Newspapers. He can be contacted by calling the Merced Office at 209.383.0433 or by stopping by 2221 K Street, Merced CA, 95340 or by calling the Winton office at 209.358.5311 or by stopping by 6950 Gerard Avenue, Winton CA, 95388. Additionally he can be contaced by email at [email protected]

Local News

City / Sharks pact draws support — and criticism

Jonathan Whitaker
Sounds like a great idea that luckily landed in Merced’s lap with little effort. A blacktop at Applegate Park will be transformed into a new “tealtop” street hockey court for kids as part of an initiative by the San Jose Sharks Foundation. The Sharks — a nationally known hockey team — and its foundation would also provide all the hockey…
Politics

City surveys being mailed over ‘recovery’ spending plan

Jonathan Whitaker
If you’re a Merced resident, you might want to keep an eye out for a survey that should be arriving inside mailboxes in the coming days. This particular survey is designed to directly help city leaders on their decision-making with regard to a $27 million spending plan over the next four years that’s funded by the American Rescue Plan Act…
Education

County schools launch ‘Ready To Return’ effort 

Jonathan Whitaker
“Schools are the best and safest place for students to learn, succeed and thrive.” If this message wasn’t clear before, it should be in the coming days leading up to Wednesday, Aug. 11, when about 60,000 local students will be back in the classroom at K-12 schools throughout the county. The Merced County Office of Education just…
Education

Weaver Middle School celebrates long-awaited expansion

Jonathan Whitaker
It was eight years in the making, and then another year-long, pandemic-induced wait for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate it all. However, all was made right on Monday afternoon when leaders and supporters of Weaver Middle School applauded the completed $14.5 million Building Expansion project on campus at 3076 E. Childs…

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