CASA director meets with Sunrise Rotary over need for volunteers
Do you have free time, a good heart and want to do something to improve the lives of children?
If so, CASA of Merced County is looking for volunteers.
Cathie Lancaster, executive director of CASA of Merced County, made a presentation to Sunrise Rotary members this week about the need for volunteers to help children in foster care.
CASA…
Resilient Planada Starts To Rebuild
By JOHN MILLER & JONATHAN WHITAKER
After two weeks of rescue efforts, searching for shelter and relying on emergency supplies…
Displaced tenants wonder what to do next
Residents of an apartment complex affected by the recent flood are speaking out after being forced from their homes.
People who live on the…
‘Launch Central Valley’ to help build new businesses
Successful small businesses are vital to a flourishing Central Valley in areas from providing jobs to making progress in literacy rates.
Fresno Pacific University’s Center for Community Transformation is helping entrepreneurs start and grow life-giving businesses through its Launch Central Valley program. This proven 10-week small business…
Local Merced activists gather goods for flood relief efforts
A group of activists in Merced’s downtown community came together in recent days and organized a supply drive at the Kreepy Kawaii Designs gallery (1742…
Agencies fast-track project to capture flood waters
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is partnering with the State Water Resources Control Board to fast-track efforts to capture flood waters to recharge…
Communities Unite In Wake Of Storms
While residents witnessed major tragedies in communities across Merced County in recent days, they also shared stories of volunteerism and goodwill as communities came together to restore flood damage and help those who had to flee their homes.
Good news came Tuesday, when Sheriff Vern Warnke lifted the final flood evacuation warnings in the…
Work on Bear Creek intensifies before next storm
Editor’s note: This story is in progress, look for future updates.
Skip Johnson has been sounding the alarm about one vulnerable…
MLK events put on hold after storms push through
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. march in Merced may not happen this coming Monday, Jan. 16, and a planned celebration at the Merced Theatre has been…
Medical Ministries providing the world with needed supplies
Joyce Eden showed up at a recent Merced Sunrise Rotary meeting with a message which is hard to believe.
She is the director of Medical Ministries International (MMI), an organization based in Fresno that not only serves the Central Valley, but the entire world.
Every year, millions of dollars worth of medical supplies and…