Cycling Supporters Unite For ‘Ride With The Mayor’
Local bike riders from across Merced made their way to Main Street last Saturday morning for the annual Ride with the Mayor bicycle ride.
Held for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the family-friendly event is organized by the Merced Bicycle Coalition to bring riders of all ages and skill levels together for…
Leaders, Planada activists celebrate renovated Houlihan Park
Merced County Supervisor Rodrigo Espinoza led a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday for the newly renovated Houlihan Park in Planada.
Adult…
Tennis pro wants to engage more local players
Isaac Yarrell is on a mission to promote the sport of tennis for all residents, regardless of age and experience.
Yarrell is the director of…
Le Grand High hosts First Annual Green & Gold 5K
Le Grand High School hosted a successful fundraising event for the Bulldog Track and Field team this month, raising $1,300 in funds through their First Annual Green & Gold 5K Run and Walk. The 5K got underway on Saturday, April 9 at Cesar Chavez Middle School and began with participants checking in for the fundraiser at 8AM. As…
Touching Moments At Nannini Game
The annual Nannini Baseball Game filled the stands at Merced High as usual last Thursday night.
The special game — now in its 19th year —…
Merced welcomes San Jose Sharks, street hockey court
Applegate Park just received a major update thanks to the San Jose Sharks Foundation. A teal-top street hockey court now sits on top of what used…
Families Celebrate Return Of Kiddieland
Applegate Park was filled with families on Saturday as the Kiwanis Kiddieland Amusement Park opened its gates for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago.
The grand reopening event filled the park with fanfare as residents made their way past dozens of vendor tables, and had their fill of tasty dishes…
Join the local effort to help Western Monarch Butterfly
Rod Webster, president of the Sierra Club in Merced, is involved in a local effort to help create more habitat for the western monarch butterfly population…
CIM Group celebrates ‘Aquamarine’ solar project in valley
CIM Group this week welcomed government, labor, business, and civic leaders at a celebratory event commemorating the completion and operation of…
Rebecca Sweet to speak at Garden Club meeting
Rebecca Sweet, a landscape designer, author and lifelong gardener will be speaking at the Merced Garden Club's annual Tea on Feb. 9 at 1 p.m., at the Fish & Game building, at Lake Yosemite.
Sweet’s gardens have been featured in Sunset magazine, Fine Gardening, Woman's Day, American Gardener and Garden Gate. She has been a guest on the…