Merced celebrates opening of revitalized El Capitan Hotel on Main Street
Proud city leaders and corporate executives joined excited residents in a “virtual” ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the new El Capitan Hotel in downtown Merced on Wednesday.
A massive red ribbon surrounded the outside of the hotel with the help of special VIP guests armed with scissors to take part in the proceedings. The ribbon…
YARTS welcomes Tuolumne County to board
The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors took action on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 to accept the invitation by the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System…
Burial rights at national cemetery secured Hmong veteran of…
Sergeant Xeng Koua Moua, a Special Guerilla Unit (SGU) veteran, was interred at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella on Monday, March 22.…
Regional Boy Scout district celebrates annual awards program
The Rio Del Oro Boy Scout District held its annual awards program recently under the conditions of the COVID–19 virus.
The Rio Del Oro District includes the counties of Merced, Mariposa and southern Stanislaus.
The program was held via Zoom online broadcast, with the various honorees and district committee members tuned in to receive the…
Gray calls out Congress for banning small business tax cuts…
Assemblyman Adam C. Gray (D-Merced) released the following statement after revelations the federal coronavirus aid bill prohibits states from passing small…
Stone Ridge’s Shaw is digging out new chapter at ACU
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Surrounded by family, faculty, and classmates, on 3-19-21 one of the biggest stars in Knight Nation signed her letter of intent to attend and play sand…
Merced City School District superintendent sued for sexual harassment
A chief of staff with the Merced City School District (MCSD) has retained a Fresno law firm and filed a civil lawsuit against Superintendent Dr. Richard “Al” Rogers, who was placed on administrative leave recently.
The 19-page complaint, filed in Merced County Superior Court, alleges sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and sexual…
Planada advocate Rodriguez named ‘Woman of the Year’
Assemblymember Adam Gray announced Monday that long-time Planada volunteer and advocate Alicia Rodriguez is being honored as the Assembly District 21 Woman…
New center for homeless ready to open in Merced
'By having this center where county staff and nonprofit providers can interact with these folks on a daily basis, provide them with meals, and break bread, so…
Firefighter Van Hagen is candidate for ‘Man of the Year’ title
The Central Valley Region Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is pleased to announce that Matthew Van Hagen of Merced has been nominated as a candidate for LLS’s 2021 Man & Woman of the Year Campaign.
Candidates across the Central Valley will form powerful fundraising teams and compete in honor of two local children who…