Supervisors: ‘Just get us the damn vaccines!’
'We’re essential enough to feed the state, and the world,
but we’re not essential enough to keep from dying.'
Dr. Rebecca Nanyonjo-Kemp,
Merced County Public Health Director
By BEVERLY BARELA,
JOHN MILLER &
JONATHAN WHITAKER
Patience with the state’s vaccine rollout gave way to frustration at…
County targets Westside park grant, needs community feedback
Merced County is applying for a State grant to improve O’Banion Park in Dos Palos. A workshop will be held at the park on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. to ask…
City embraces new public engagement plans
The Merced City Council’s meeting on Tuesday night had plenty to offer for those concerned about community engagement in civic affairs.
Leaders moved forward…
Vaccine supply creates anxiety as virus deaths pass 300 mark
By BEVERLY BARELA &
JONATHAN WHITAKER
Merced County’s total reported deaths linked to the COVID-19 virus surpassed the 300 mark this week as concern grows over the availability of vaccines in the region.
On Tuesday, 12 new deaths — all residents over the age of 65 — were reported by the Public Health Department, bringing the…
Duffey named new director of Merced County Community…
The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Merced County (CFMC) is excited to announce they have hired Becky Duffey as their first full time…
El Capitan Hotel receives world attention in Forbes
The El Capitan Hotel in downtown Merced — a historic building that’s been under renovation and expansion by Hyatt’s Joie de Vivre brand — was…
Vaccine given to Riggs employees, first responders without a hitch
Riggs Ambulance, the exclusive ambulance provider for Merced County, serving a population of over 280,000, received the Moderna vaccine, and as of Jan. 8, there had been a seamless inoculation of about 142 people, consisting of Riggs employees and Merced County Fire Department first responders.
Riggs Ambulance Executive Director Carly Alley…
Merced’s MLK Celebration this year will go ‘virtual’
Every year, Merced is known for hosting one of the largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, complete with a march downtown, cultural…
Atwater considers better exposure for cannabis stores
Atwater City Leaders met for the first time in the new year of 2021 on Monday inside of City Hall for a regular public meeting.
Members discussed…
Virus surge extends to third month; more vaccines on way
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Times and various Merced-area residents have been asking in recent days how people will be notified that they can start to receive critical COVID-19 vaccines. An answer came today, Wednesday, Jan. 13, but it was too late for the story in our print edition ... We include the following update here:
The Merced…