Flood efforts surge forward with another round of storms
With the community already rattled by the widespread damage from the January floods, city and county crews, along with state partners, appeared to have quadrupled their efforts to protect residents, homes and infrastructure as not one, but two, atmospheric rivers passed overhead in recent days.
As of Wednesday morning, just before the Times…
COVID-19 drops to ‘low category,’ but masks still play role
The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for three years. Lately some of the prevention protocols have been relaxed by the state and there are more remedies to…
Save Mart companies make big donation to Food Bank
Due to the overwhelming response from kindhearted shoppers at Save Mart and FoodMaxx stores throughout Merced, this month the Merced County Food Bank will…
Snowpack shows huge gains from recent storms
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station on March 3. The manual survey recorded 116.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 41.5 inches, which is 177 percent of average for this location.
The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained…
MID marks National Groundwater Awareness Week
The Merced Irrigation District Board of Directors has passed a resolution recognizing the first full week of March as National Groundwater Awareness Week.
In…
MID adopts budget, sets season’s water rate
The Merced Irrigation District Board of Directors has adopted a $167 million budget for Fiscal Year 2024 and established a water rate of $50 per acre foot for…
Sprouts grand opening scheduled for March 24-26
The new Sprouts Farmers Market in Merced, at Yosemite Avenue and G Street, will be celebrating a Grand Opening Celebration from Friday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26.
The company’s store No. 461 will feature a weekend long extravaganza that will include live music, food samples and exclusive offers (while supplies last), FREE kids activities…
Merced bracing for upcoming storm
The City of Merced is working to clear storm drains, fortify creek banks, and prepare for what is expected to be another major series of storms beginning…
Elizabeth Chase Downes McCabe
Elizabeth Chase Downes McCabe, at 94 years of age, passed away on Feb. 27, peacefully at her home.
Elizabeth (Liz) was born to Willard Merrill Downes and…
Nearby Coulterville — The nicest place in America
In 2022, the Gold Rush town of Coulterville was selected by Readers Digest as the “Nicest Place in America.”
Coulterville is a tiny town in Northern California, about 150 miles inland from San Francisco, nestled among dry hills where ranchers raise cattle and other livestock. The nearest sizable town, Mariposa, is 26 miles away.…