Families enjoying farm harvest fun, pumpkin patches
These days, excited children are running around and looking for the best pumpkins at farm locations across the county.
Vista Ranch on Highway 140 in Merced has once again opened its annual pumpkin patch, corn maze and harvest fun zone. The amusement area also aims to educate young people about farm life and how food is grown.…
Experience Chinese culture, history and business
The Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce is again offering a unique opportunity to experience the Chinese culture, history and business.
Through a…
Assemblyman Gray honors Scotty Burns at veterans meeting
No one in Merced County is more familiar with B-52s than Peter “Scotty” Burns.
And so this remarkable U.S. Air Force veteran felt right at home, playing…
Merced College, Sunrise Rotary poised for annual Field of Honor
Do you have a loved one who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our American freedoms?
Would you like to honor a friend or relative who is active duty military or a veteran?
Do you know a peace officer, firefighter or EMT who risks life and limb to keep us safe?
Merced Sunrise Rotary wants to help you honor the heroes who serve — and who…
Livingston celebrates the all-mighty sweet potato
Livingston, the sweet potato capital of California, celebrated its eighth annual Sweet Potato Festival last weekend with crowds of fans of the…
A FEAST that’s fit for a strong community
The Festival Engaging Agriculture Sustainability To The Table (FEAST) filled Main Street in downtown Merced with hungry residents last Thursday…
Air Museum poised for several fantastic fall events
Castle Air Museum, located at 5050 Santa Fe Drive in Atwater, has several fantastic events scheduled for September and October.
Major General Clay Garrison
On Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. in the Banquet Room, Clay Garrison, USAF Major General, Ret., will speak about his career in the military and his command of the Air National Guard.
He is a command…
Foulger Wraps Up Championship With Sixth Feature Win At…
By Don Martin II
Troy Foulger won the 30 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Merced Speedway.
This was the sixth win of the season for…
Wild finish in Cupertino as Blue Devils get first win
After producing just one score for the better part of the first seven quarters of the season, the Merced College football team exploded for 21 points in the…
MID workshops continue to discuss groundwater sustainability
The Merced Irrigation District (MID) Board of Directors met recently to discuss and receive an update during a public workshop on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
Established by the state legislature in 2015, the law requires communities with overdrafted groundwater basins become sustainable by 2040.
This means that a…
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