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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]

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Teen impresses CrossFit coaches with chance to enter world games

Jonathan Whitaker Mar 13, 2020

Just last summer, a slim-looking Ethan Ortega was looking forward to his freshman year at Merced High School, and thinking about getting into shape. Ortega’s mom and other family members convinced him to join up with them for a three-month boot camp session at the Merced CrossFit gym. “I wasn’t playing sports or anything,”…

Politics

City leaders poised to raise garbage rates

Jonathan Whitaker Mar 13, 2020

Barring a massive show of public disapproval before and during the next meeting of the Merced City Council on March 16, leaders are expected to…

Local News

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Local School Event Closures

Jonathan Whitaker Mar 12, 2020

BREAKING NEWS: MERCED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Merced City School District is responding to new reports from the Merced County Department of Public…

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Friends, supporters of County Fair enjoy preview party

Jonathan Whitaker Mar 10, 2020

Hundreds of Merced County Fair supporters filled up the massive Yosemite Hall inside the fairgrounds on Feb. 28 to celebrate the official kick-off of the 2020 fair season and support the fundraising efforts. The Fair Pre-Party & Dinner featured a live and silent auction, adult-style ICEES and corn dogs, a dinner prepared by the…

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MARCH 3 PRIMARY – SUPERVISOR RACE RESULTS: Pareira…

Jonathan Whitaker Mar 5, 2020

In District 1 — an election night nail-biter. In District 2 — two top candidates emerge in a hotly contested race. And in District 4 — incumbent Merced…

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Results not looking good for Measure J, Merced College

Jonathan Whitaker Mar 5, 2020

A majority of voters in the community appear to have turned their backs to a bond measure designed to provide significant upgrades to their community college.…

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Standout residents speak out in support of Measure J

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 26, 2020

Measure J will help foster ties between Mercy, Merced College By CHUCK KASSIS A couple of weeks ago, I visited a classroom at the Business Resource Center in downtown Merced to see a group of our Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center employees going through training developed and delivered by…

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American Legion, VFW find common ground

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 20, 2020

The commander of American Legion Post 83 in Merced told the Times his organization intends to keep working well together with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4327…

Politics

It’s time to speak your minds at Town Halls

Jonathan Whitaker Feb 20, 2020

So much is going on right now in the city of Merced, and it’s a good time to get involved and stay focused on the greater good. This week, city leaders and…

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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.…

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