Los Banos

By Brianna Vaccari Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Los Banos city leaders have decided to give a strong layer of job security to Joshua Pinheiro, the city manager who was fired last year but then won his job back in February along with a settlement payment of $1.8 million. The council voted 3-1 on April 5 to approve a measure that…

By Brianna Vaccari Central Valley Journalism Collaborative A former Los Banos city manager who was fired in 2022 after just nine months in the…

Los Banos is about to get a whole lot sweeter on Friday, Jan. 27, when locally owned and operated Los Banos Crumbl Cookies, located at 1363 W Pacheco Blvd, Unit…

When Greg Wellman showed up at City Hall meeting in Los Banos last summer, he was firmly convinced he wasn’t going to stay long. Members of the Los Banos City Council were stuck in a difficult situation. Three weeks prior, they had fired their city manager in a split 3-2 decision. Heated debate and animosity were in the air. At one point,…

The City of Los Banos has announced that it will provide significant pay increases of 10 to 17.5 percent to its sworn public safety personnel and all other…

The Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority (Authority) is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event in conjunction with the City of Los Banos…

The Merced College campuses in Merced and Los Banos are bustling this week as students and faculty return for the Fall 2022 semester, and it’s not too late to enroll and take the next step in your life and career. While the grounds have been mostly quiet for the past few months, employees have been busy behind the scenes creating a welcoming…

Voter interest in the upcoming General Election in November is ramping up as many of the local races took shape this week with candidates emerging…

By GENE LIEB The 2022 Merced County Spring Fair Kick Off Dinner and Dance will be held Saturday, April 23, in the O’Banion Building of the Los Banos Fairgrounds. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner being served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and available at the Spring Fair office at 403 F Street in Los Banos. The steak dinner will include…