Merced County

Merced Shakespearefest will hold auditions for its new webseries in mid-March. Following up on the success of last year’s bilingual “Ricardo II” webseries (which can be found on YouTube), Merced Shakespearefest will present an eight-part bilingual screen adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote written by Ángel Núñez and William Wolfgang. This…

The Merced Symphony Association will host the Merced Symphony’s annual Pops Concert on March 5, at 7 p.m., by way of a live broadcast from the Merced Theatre.…

In 1946, Big Creek Lumber was founded by brothers Bud and Lud McCrary through a combination of hard work, ingenuity, a foundation in the skilled…

My name is Alissa Kuhr, and I am so excited to represent California as I was recently named the 2021 California Little Miss United States Agriculture. The Miss United States Agriculture Program is an organization for women of all ages who have a passion for agriculture and who have an interest in educating and advocating for the…

This week is National FFA week, a time to highlight our students that have worked hard on their projects and competitions. I spoke with an Ag Teacher…

This year UC Merced is bringing the Children’s Opera to students and families across the Central Valley. Through a virtual format, children ages 3 and…

I am not trying to give unfair business advantage to one person, or say anything about anyone anywhere who repairs watches. I call him Mr. Ortega. That would be what I would call him even if I knew his first name. Ortega’s Watch Repair is located at 741 W. Main Street, in downtown Merced across from McAuley Motors (free plug).…

In the early 1970s in Merced County, there were two murder cases in which the defendants were arrested for murder “without a body.” At the time, a trial…

Editor’s note: Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members…

There’s been a worrisome increase in cases of elder abuse since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens . The senior advocacy organization’s CEO, Rebecca Weber, says the surge is mainly due to self-isolation and other preventative measures that are in place to combat the spread of the virus.”…