Housing plan gets pushback over hot issue of affordability
Blame it on Kevin Blake.
If the councilman would have been at the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, the discussion on boosting Merced’s housing supply perhaps wouldn't have lasted until midnight.
A few of Blake’s colleagues suggested they knew, pretty much, where he stood on the most debated issue related to the topic — the use of…
School boards move cautiously to open meetings
The much-heralded start of in-person education at all levels — from UC Merced to elementary schools — is also opening the door to in-person local school board…
Another grim milestone in region’s battle against COVID-19
More than 500 deaths in Merced County are now linked to the COVID-19, including this region’s first pandemic-related infant death, according to the Public…
Richard (Rick) John Morrison — Castle AFB airman, artist, local performer
It is with deep sadness that we announce that Rick Morrison passed peacefully at Park Merced on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at 83 years of age.
Rick was born on March 3, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of five children, to William and Priscilla (Quinlan) Morrison. At 12 years of age, after the death of his father, he and…
Clean transportation policies to be topic of conversation…
Are you interested in the future of electric vehicles? You’re in good company because so is Patricio Portillo, an expert in transportation.
The…
Dream comes true for Make-A-Wish recipient from Merced
Merced resident Brennan Reny, age 13, and his family were presented with a 2021 Prime Time Avenger 16BH travel trailer on Aug. 17 from…
City surveys being mailed over ‘recovery’ spending plan
If you’re a Merced resident, you might want to keep an eye out for a survey that should be arriving inside mailboxes in the coming days.
This particular survey is designed to directly help city leaders on their decision-making with regard to a $27 million spending plan over the next four years that’s funded by the American Rescue Plan Act…
Health Officials Confirm First Pediatric Death Related to…
The Merced County Department of Public Health (Department) has confirmed the first pediatric death related to COVID-19 in Merced County – an infant with…
Wildlife center saves native California animals with…
By Lynda Brommage
Who do you call and where do you take a wild animal that has been injured, traumatized or orphaned?
It could be a coyote…
One human case confirmed of West Nile Virus in Merced County
Merced County Department of Public Health officials notified Merced County Mosquito Abatement District (District) that a male in his 60s contracted West Nile Virus (WNV) fever in the City of Merced. This is the first human case of WNV in the County this year. In addition to the human case, the District has detected WNV in one (1) sentinel chicken,…