Mayor Murphy praises Council decision on Charter changes
After the Merced City Council last week continued steps to put a number of Charter amendments on the March ballot, Mayor Mike Murphy praised the decision and urged the community to support the process.
“I think they are all good changes that will move the city forward,” he told the Times in an interview. “We had a citizen commission that really…
Leslie Rae Bonner, loving wife, community supporter
Leslie Rae Bonner of Merced passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1. She was 75.
“My wife of 30 plus years was the most beautiful person, both inside and out,”…
New MPD officer joins brother on force
It really was like becoming part of a family when Vincent Wilkins was sworn into the Merced Police Department last Friday.
Vincent joined his own brother…
Medals Come Home For Veteran At Age 99
A crowd burst into cheers and applause as Frank Paredes entered the banquet hall of the Merced Elks Club on Sunday afternoon.
The 99-year-old World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor used a walker as he made his way slowly to the front of the room, amid hugs and kisses. The look on his face was one of awe, wonder and tearful happiness.…
Preparations well underway for Presidential Primary Election…
If you are tangled up and stuck in the nation’s non-stop, 24-hour, cable news cycle — God help you.
What’s probably cemented in your mind is that…
Atwater residents gather to remember heroes, tragedy of 9/11
The City of Atwater brought residents together for a solemn 9/11 remembrance ceremony.
Held at the Atwater Community Center at 8:30 a.m. to coincide with…
UC students gather downtown for CatCrawl night
Downtown Merced was filled with Bobcats this past Friday night as UC Merced’s CatCrawl event took to Bob Hart Square and Main Street.
Held just as the fall semester gets underway, the event helps introduce new students to local businesses throughout the downtown Merced, and bring returning students back into the fold.
In total more than…
City to bundle Charter issues for ballot consideration
Merced leaders on Tuesday night accepted a number of proposed amendments to the City Charter — the municipality’s governing document — and directed…
Downtown Merced on verge of major transformation
By early next year, things will be dramatically different in a core block of downtown Merced that's undergoing some major renovation now.
A…
Merced seeing industry thrive
Most people have heard the great things happening in Merced’s retail world — the arrival of Dutch Brother’s Coffee, Rally’s/Checkers Burgers and Planet Fitness. The Merced Mall is also transforming to keep of with city growth and market trends.
But there’s more taking place in Merced than expanded retail, and that’s an industrial sector that’s…
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