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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]

Around Town

Frustrated VFW Post members looking for better place to meet

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 13, 2020

They’ve had enough. And enough is enough. Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4327 in Merced say they are tired and fed up of having to gather and hold meetings in cramped, ill-equipped quarters while their counterparts in the American Legion Post 83 are enjoying full use of the county-owned Veterans Memorial Building on Main Street.…

Politics

Big reveals in ‘State of City’ as Mayor Murphy reinforces…

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 13, 2020

Sometime before the State of the City address last week, Merced Mayor Mike Murphy must have been thinking about his own legacy of leadership in…

Politics

Espinoza says he will keep focus on jobs, new industries

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 13, 2020

At first glance, a local voter might see Rodrigo Espinoza as the only Latino or Hispanic leader currently serving on the Merced County Board of Supervisors.…

Outdoors

Hundreds of Girl Scouts learning gun safety, marksmanship

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 8, 2020

Many local residents might be surprised to learn that one of the top firearms training facilities in California — and the entire United States — is located deep inside the sprawling Bettencourt Ranch, just outside of Winton and Atwater, and bordered by the Merced River. The River Oaks Firearms Training Center, managed by the…

Politics

Pareira working to keep county moving forward in positive…

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 6, 2020

Government could and should move faster, quicker and more efficiently, according to Merced County Supervisor Lloyd Pareira. That said, Pareira is both…

Politics

Rep. Costa highlights strong effort for residents

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 6, 2020

When Congressman Jim Costa attended the State of the Union Address this week in Washington, he invited Enid Picart — a first generation college student who…

Business

Brews are flowing after Grand Opening of Tarmac taproom

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 5, 2020

Blaker Brewery celebrated the grand opening of its latest venture — The Tarmac — last Friday at 1930 Airdrome Entry in Atwater, right at the entrance of the former Castle Air Force Base. The opening was welcomed with a 2-day event that featured food trucks, live music, a BBQ-wing-eating contest, corn hole tourney, giant beer pong…

Business

Longtime entertainers find best audience closer to home

Jonathan Whitaker Jan 30, 2020

Randy Mortensen is sitting in a booth at Country Waffles in Merced. The 65-year-old entertainer is wearing a button-up southwestern shirt, and…

Politics

Serratto enters race for mayor as field grows early in…

Jonathan Whitaker Jan 30, 2020

Merced City Councilman Matthew Serratto told the Times this week he plans to run for mayor and has taken the first steps to launch a citywide campaign for…

Politics

City OKs big retail, office center with option for hotel, apartments

Jonathan Whitaker Jan 24, 2020

The Merced City Council unanimously approved a General Plan amendment on Tuesday night to pave the way for a developer to create a small village of medical office buildings, retail shops, fast-food restaurants, a daycare facility, a gas station, a 3-story hotel and even some trendy, market-rate apartments on 21.5 acres on vacant land at…

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