By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent Joyce Dale keeps her iPad close at hand in the event she is visited by the muse. It’s a habit she developed as a young girl, when a pad of paper and a pen provided her with a blank slate to write poems. Inspiration, she says, can arrive at any time and in any place. “I’m always…

Merced College leaders, educators and regional supporters are celebrating the start of construction for a highly anticipated AgTEC Innovation Center —…

Writing and designing a fun, entertaining and educational children’s book is one thing. Getting it published the way you want it, is another.…

By JAMES LEONARD In a historic first, Merced College President Chris Vitelli delivered the 11th Annual State of the College address from the heart of the Westside, bringing the community together at the Merced College Los Banos Campus to celebrate a year of bold innovations, expanding opportunity, and transformative partnerships.…

Merced College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the highly anticipated AgTEC Innovation Center, a cutting-edge facility that is a core…

The eleventh annual State of the College Address & Luncheon — the first in Los Banos — will recognize family who donated land for a permanent…

By BRENDA ORTIZ / UC Merced Newsroom UC Merced has assumed its place in the top echelon of research institutions in the nation by earning R1 status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The announcement was made Thursday morning by the American Council on Education and comes less than 20 years after the…

Taking time to reflect on all the many happenings and highlights of 2024, the Merced County Historical Society held its Annual Meeting and Awards…

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times Railroads played a significant part in the establishment and development of Merced from its inception into…