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Established in 1964, Mid-Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties. With the Merced County Times, Atwater-Winton Times, Hilmar Times, Waterford News, Hughson Chronicle—Denair Dispatch, we are one of the longest-standing publishers of local newspapers within these two counties.

Mid-Valley Publications offers a variety of important services including providing relevant and positive news, community announcements, local and national display advertisement creation and publication, classified advertisements, legal notice publications, obituaries, and other important event announcements.

Mid-Valley Publications was founded by John Derby, who retired in 2004 as Publisher, though he continues to provide a guiding hand in daily operations of the company.

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Local News

Marking A Harrowing Anniversary In Chowchilla

The Merced County Times
Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE A 50th anniversary was marked last week in Chowchilla. It was not a festive occasion but rather more of a somber reminder of what the community saw as one of the worst times in its history. On July 15, 1976, three men believed to be inspired by a similar crime referenced in a Clint Eastwood…
Education

The College A Community Built

The Merced County Times
By JILL CUNNINGHAM  Before there was a campus, before there were graduates, before there were traditions, there were people who believed Merced County deserved a community college. One of those people was my grandfather, Byron Cunningham. In 1962, he served on the founding Board of Trustees that helped turn an idea into…