Leaders agree on display of airport logo, Italian flag
City leaders unanimously approved new marketing “taglines” and a logo for the Merced Yosemite Regional Airport — or MYRA — during their most recent meeting on Feb. 21.
The Vela Marketing Firm provided a view of the local airport as making regional travel easy with complimentary parking, efficient service, and proximity to everything the region…
Don’t miss the Enchilada Dinner in Hornitos this Saturday
Community preparations are finishing up for the famous "74th Annual Hornitos Enchilada Dinner,” to be held in "Historic Hornitos", on Saturday, March 4, from 3…
Roberta Jean Silveira Saling
Roberta Silveira Saling was born in Atwater on Nov. 25, 1939 to Raulino & Bertha Silveira. Roberta was the oldest of two children. She grew up in…
Bicycles and Blossoms Highlight Downtown Scene
Cyclists from across the state gathered in the heart of Downtown Merced last weekend to put their athleticism to the test as part of the annual Original Merced Criterium cycling race.
Despite the cold February weather, the event filled out well over a half dozen race categories with some contests drawing as many as 60 racers onto…
Annual Education Report reveals shift in approach to…
Teachers as “facilitators of learning.”
Students away from desks and teaming up at white boards to solve problems.
Expanded transitional kindergarten…
Planada residents call for housing help
A group of Planada residents demonstrated at the foot of the County Administration Building on Tuesday morning, raising signs calling for a halt…
Merced names new interim Police Chief during transition
City Manager Stephanie Dietz announced this week that Craig Gundlach will join the Merced Police Department as interim Police Chief on Monday, March 6.
Gundlach has worked in law enforcement and safety industries for more than 31 years.
Last August, Police Chief Thomas Cavallero announced plans to retire after an impressive 37-year career…
Connie Simmons, native Mercedian, teacher’s aide, dies at 82
Connie (Chello) Susan Simmons, born on Feb. 25, 1940, in Merced, passed on Feb. 9, in Merced.
Born to Rose Romero Ortiz and Antonio Espinosa, she was the…
City of Merced secures $31 million in funding for affordable…
City Manager Stephanie Dietz announced this week that Merced has been awarded more than $31 million in funding from the California Department of Housing and…
Planada teachers use donation site to help build back
Planada Elementary educators are enlisting the help of the community to get their classrooms back to pre-flood condition, with the help of Horace Mann agent Curtis Earheart of Earheart Insurance Services and DonorsChoose.
The school suffered considerable damage from last month’s flooding, and educators lost classroom materials they had worked…