Merced County Officially In Orange Tier!
Merced County officially moved to Orange Tier on May 25 at noon, according to the Merced County Public Health Department.
Dr. Kristynn Sullivan, Merced County’s Supervising Epidemiologist, told the Times, “Our metrics have been in Orange for two consecutive weeks. Our daily cases are at 4.1 per 100,000 residents per day, and the…
Merced leaders endorse new airline service for city’s…
The Merced City Council unanimously agreed on Monday night to recommend Advanced Air — a commuter airline based in Hawthorne — as their top choice to…
Register to participate in an ‘Ask Me Anything’…
In honor of Zero Waste June, the University of California, Merced is hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on June 7 at 2 p.m. with Mitch Vanagten, an…
County moves to consolidate permitting into one department
Merced County leaders took another step this week to refine their “one-stop shop” concept for those people and businesses with development goals in the unincorporated areas of this region.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed on Tuesday to consolidate the permitting activity of Planning, Fire and Public Works / Building within the…
OLM school, former student share 90 years of history in the…
‘Oh, how precious time is!
Blessed are those who know how to make good use of it’
— Padre Pio,
aka Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
The sign…
‘Bella Luna’ restaurant rising once again over…
Giancarlo DiTullio and Anaid Martinez-DiTullio were meant to be.
They’ve spent most of their lives in a serendipitous world marked by happy…
Locals react to interaction between mayor, street vendor
Confusion, frustration and communication difficulties between the Mayor of Atwater and a street vendor selling fruit on a downtown street corner.
Charges of racism in a viral Facebook post.
And a sitting Merced City Council member dropping the F-bomb online for all to see.
All this and more led to a large crowd converging on…
Supervisor Espinoza on state’s emergency response: ‘We all…
Editor’s Note: For a community perspective on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, the County Times has been interviewing local movers and…
City leaders consider hot home market, overall access
Housing availability and affordability dominated discussion for hours on Monday night as the Merced City Council received updates on the local real estate…
Merced County finally makes it into the Red Tier status, meaning less restrictions on businesses
By BEVERLY BARELA & JONATHAN WHITAKER
“We are official in the Red Tier,” Rebecca Nanyonjo-Kemp told the Times right before press time on Wednesday morning.
The director of Merced County’s Public Health Department said local officials were able to move things along with their counterparts in Sacramento.
“Red Tier will be posted…