Merced County

(MID press release) Merced County and the Merced Irrigation District are warning the public that beginning on Wednesday, July 8, the flow of the Merced River will significantly increase and the river should be avoided below Lake McClure. This includes all areas, including above and below the community of Snelling. The Merced River…

(Merced County Department of Public Health data) • As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, there are 1,131 confirmed cases (+67 from yesterday)…

Mercedians from all walks of life made their way to Courthouse Park last Saturday to take part in a community gathering and forum at the steps of the Historical Courthouse Museum. The event was led by UC Merced Assistant Professor Dr. Whitney Pirtle, and it brought together a number of speakers who aimed to spark conversations…

Residents from across Merced gathered together in front of the Merced County Courthouse Museum for a Juneteenth celebration last Friday, June 19.…

Two UC Merced Ph.D. students, a recent undergraduate and an alumna have each been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship…

The Merced Open Air Theater, also known as the MOAT, inside Applegate Park was recently renovated, thanks to a generous donation of $25,000 by Monika and Michael Modest, along with matching funds from the City of Merced. Bret Briggs Construction was retained for the amount of $37,440.75, approved by the City Council on March 2. …

(Merced County Public Health Department data) Over the weekend, the Merced County Department of Public Health confirmed the 9th and 10th deaths related…

Forty more raised beds were added to the community garden at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church last week, raising the number of beds to the century mark. Twenty volunteers from the church, from Healthy House, and the community came together to construct, place and fill the beds. All wore face masks and practiced social…