COVID-19

The Merced County Fair and Valley fair food vendors have gained much success with the new “Fair Food Fridays” event at the Merced County Fairgrounds! The event series launched on Friday, May 1, drawing lines of cars all waiting to get their fair food favorites like corn dogs, kettle corn, Icees and cotton candy at special pandemic…

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following opinion piece was written by Merced resident and author James Harold Hall in response to a recent Op/Ed written by a…

STORY UPDATE: Late Tuesday evening, Merced County was approved by the state to transition to the next stage of reopening ... More details soon ... 'I don’t…

Editor's Note: The following is from a press release / opinion piece sent to the Times by the Democratic Socialists of America, Merced & Mariposa. 'Workers Are Essential, Not Sacrificial' As members of the working class and the Democratic Socialists of America, Merced & Mariposa we condemn the recent actions of the Atwater City…

(COVID-19 Update by the Merced County Health Dept.) CURRENT STATUS: • As of 2 p.m. Monday, May 18, there are 220 confirmed cases (85…

(Merced County Health Dept. release) As of 2 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2020, there are 200 confirmed cases (67 active) of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in Merced County. Of that number, 127 have recovered and six have died. The Merced County Department of Public Health reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 today. One was a…

(Merced County press release) Today, the Merced County Department of Public Health (Department) confirmed the fourth death related to…

New Testing Site Opens At Merced County Fairgrounds ... As of 4 p.m. Monday, May 4, 2020, there are 146 confirmed cases (62 active)…

On Monday, an additional COVID-19 testing site opened to all Merced County residents who would like to be tested. Due to expected high demand, testing availability was changed to by appointment only in order to prevent unnecessarily-long wait times for clients. Walk-ins will not be accepted at this time. Registration is available online or by…