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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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Atwater leaders OK pay raise for police chief

The Merced County Times
The Atwater City Council unanimously approved a 7 percent increase in pay for Police Chief Michael Salvador’s employment agreement during their regular meeting Monday night. The increase, which raises the chief’s pay to $185,000 per year, was part of a renewal of the police chief’s expiring contract. “Chief has brought a level of…
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Legislators address hospital closure crisis

The Merced County Times
Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced), Speaker-Designate Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) recently announced the passage of SB/AB 112 approved in both the Senate and Assembly. The Distressed Hospital Loan Program, funded with $150 million, will provide loans to not-for-profit and public hospitals in…