Transformation of ‘MOAT’ means the show will go on
The Merced Open Air Theater, also known as the MOAT, inside Applegate Park was recently renovated, thanks to a generous donation of $25,000 by Monika and Michael Modest, along with matching funds from the City of Merced.
Bret Briggs Construction was retained for the amount of $37,440.75, approved by the City Council on March 2. …
Organizers Cancel Livingston 4th of July Fireworks Show
Editor's Note: The following letter to the community is from Julio Valadez, the chairman of the Livingston 4th of July Committee ...
Our community…
Piano art on Main Street might hold keys to downtown success
The Merced Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) is looking for pianos and making a call for local artists to help transform the large musical…
Get your corn dogs, cotton candy, and more on ‘Fair Food Fridays’
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
May 8, 15, 22 and 29; June 5, 11-13.
WHERE: Merced County Fairgrounds, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced.
Enter the fairgrounds from 11th Street and exit on Childs Avenue
The Merced County Fair has teamed up with valley fair food vendors to bring the new drive-thru “Fair Food Fridays”…
MID announces more access to Lakes McClure, McSwain…
(MID press release)
Residents within 10 miles of Lake McClure, as well as residents within Coulterville and La Grange, will have access to…
2020 Merced County Fair Canceled Amid COVID-19 Concerns
At an emergency meeting yesterday, the Merced County Board of Directors and fair CEO made the difficult decision to cancel the upcoming 2020 Merced…
Community In Poetry, Edition #2
Dear Readers,
April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry and poets. This is the second issue of “Community in Poetry,” which will run throughout the month of April in honor of National Poetry Month. The Merced County Times will publish poems in print and online that celebrate our lives, uplift our spirits, speak on important…
The Times introduces ‘Community In Poetry’
Dear Readers,
April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry and poets.
This is the first issue of “Community in Poetry,” which will run…
Presenting The Merced Area Museum Of Community Art
With regard to current shelter-in-place conditions, and the fact that local art museums are closed because of…
Merced restaurant gives away free meals for families in need during coronavirus crisis
The Los Panchos restaurant in Merced gave away free meals to individuals and families who lined up in cars --- like a drive-thru --- across the very large parking lot at the otherwise closed Bear Creek Plaza on Saturday.
The food included chicken fajitas, rice, beans, chile verde, and carnitas; however, after those food items were…