Mayor, new City Council members, receive warm welcome at City Hall
A newly elected Merced mayor and three newly elected City Council members took their seats on the dais at City Hall on Monday night.
Mayor Matthew Serratto — the former councilman who represented District 5 up until this month — was sworn in to a four-year mayoral term — a historic first after voters decided in 2018 to extend the…
City considers plan to change traffic, parking on Main…
When the dust settled after the changing of the guard at the Civic Center on Monday night, the Merced City Council — with three new members and a new mayor —…
Rescue Mission holiday raffle supports homeless pregnant…
The Merced County Rescue Mission held its second annual Christmas Tree Raffle recently with support from Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target, Parker’s Ace…
Overall total confirmed cases in Merced County surpasses 14,000
(Merced County Public Health reports)
As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2020, there are 14,058 confirmed cases (+207 from Tuesday) of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in Merced County. Approximately 2,521 of those cases are active, and 201 have died.
Three deaths were reported since the last report 24 hours ago on Tuesday night. Those who…
Merced County Public Health Officials: STAY AT HOME,…
Merced County began feeling the impact of the governor’s new shutdown orders earlier this week as the total number of COVID-19 cases reported since…
Merced County reports 4 new COVID-related deaths since…
Merced County Health Department COVID-19 update ...
As of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2020, there are 13,851 confirmed cases (+214 from Monday)…
Fire torches former Travis Credit Union site in Merced
Local firefighters from numerous departments converged on a structure fire near the corner of Collins Drive and M Street in Merced last Sunday afternoon, Nov. 29. The fire started inside a vacant two-story building that previously housed a Travis Credit Union branch located at 3180 M Street. The fire began before 1 p.m., with large…
Dietz sworn in as city manager during ceremony at City Hall
Stephanie Dietz was officially sworn in as Merced's new city manager during a swearing-in ceremony was held during a special session of the Merced…
COVID stats in Merced County show surging numbers; Five…
(Latest data from Merced County Public Health)
Merced County Public Health reported on Friday afternoon five more COVID-related deaths in a day's…
Concern grows over virus surge, impact on ICUs
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story was written a day before today's (Dec. 3) announcement by Gov. Newsom concerning new stricter stay-at-home measures (except for essential needs) for regions in California, including the Merced area.
With the total number of COVID-19 cases in the county at 12,281 as of Dec. 1 and the number of active…