Merced County

Talents, skills on display at Merced County pageant

John Miller Nov 21, 2019

Residents from around the Central Valley made their way to the El Capitan High School theater on Saturday for the final competition stages of the pageant to crown the new Miss Merced County, along with Miss Merced County Outstanding Teen, Miss Yosemite Valley, and Miss Sierra Nevada. Throughout the night, dozens of well-rounded…

Entertainment

Winter Classics, Timeless Carols At ‘Holiday Candlelight’…

The Merced County Times Nov 21, 2019

Enjoy a rare performance of holiday classics this weekend by Merced’s world-class symphony featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Alleluia,…

Local News

Merced County’s first kids’ museum set to open next spring

Yanira Ledezma Nov 21, 2019

The first-ever children’s museum in Merced County is set to open this coming spring, giving all wonderers and little explorers an opportunity to…

Around Town

Local couple saving young lives

Beverly Barela Nov 21, 2019

An amazing idea is being realized, thanks to a married Christian couple, Steve and Ellisa Rough, who retired in Merced and moved to Cebu in the Philippines two years ago on a personal mission to help abused children. The Philippines is the global epicenter for the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children, known as “OSEC” (referred to as…

Business

MID’s Centennial Celebration lights up Courthouse

Jonathan Whitaker Nov 18, 2019

The entire Merced Irrigation District staff, it seemed, mobilized and literally took over the Merced County Courthouse Museum for MID’s Centennial…

Politics

Aguilera reveals campaign platform

The Merced County Times Nov 18, 2019

Ricky Aguilera, a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Merced County Board of Supervisors, held a campaign kickoff event in front of the…

Business

Concierge Real Estate Services’ expansion to Merced a success

Beverly Barela Nov 16, 2019

Concierge Real Estate Services, which has been in business since 2016 at 4989 Highway 140 in Mariposa, held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its second location at 3558 G Street, Merced, in the Raley’s shopping center on September 25, 2019. The Mariposa office of Concierge currently has four agents, and the Merced office has…

Around Town

Standout Air Force fighter ace to speak at Castle

The Merced County Times Nov 16, 2019

Atwater’s Castle Air Museum this weekend will welcome Colonel Clarence "Bud" Anderson USAF (Ret.) — our nation's oldest living triple fighter ace from World…

Education

Chenoweth celebrates Veterans Day with touching ceremony

Beverly Barela Nov 16, 2019

All students at Chenoweth Elementary School, a Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 6 campus in Merced, attended an outdoor Veteran’s Day ceremony put on by…

Local News

Atwater resident embodies Veterans Day values

Guest Nov 16, 2019

By THEODORE QUINTANA Navy Office of Community Outreach As Americans reflect on the service of military men and women this Veterans Day, some may not realize that they are fellow residents with those who serve in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Arocha, a resident of Atwater, California, supports and defends…

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