Los Banos

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…

If you are planning to attend the 2022 Merced County Spring Fair in Los Banos and want to save some money on admission and rides, now is the time to act.…

Merced County and the City of Los Banos are participating in the Governor’s 100-Day Challenge to help address the worsening problem of homelessness encampments across the state. The 100-Day Challenge began in late 2019 with four counties. Each county identified specific areas of focus, then worked with a broad spectrum of residents to…

Over the holidays, there are all kinds of gatherings that bring local people together. However, the one that happened at the historic Delta…

Los Banos Unified School District (LBUSD) received $720,000 in state funding to tackle the illegal sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to minors as part of…

STORY UPDATE / CLARIFICATION (May 2, 2019) Bribery charges against Opinski dismissed Local contractor Greg Opinski and his lawyer Jeffrey Hammerschmidt are seeking to clarify details regarding local media reports about a recent plea agreement in court.  Opinski received probation and will spend no time in jail as part of a plea agreement in…

The Los Banos Tiger Trap Team, in association with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office, will be holding its fourth annual trap shooting fundrasier — “I Shot…