Planada

Life is finally returning to normal in Planada after floods swept through the small town earlier this year. This Saturday the town will be holding its annual Community Day, complete with parade, live music and a deep-pit barbeque. Every year the community chooses someone from the town to act as Grand Marshal for the occasion.…

During a recent assembly at Planada Elementary School, the Associated Students of Merced College (ASMC) shared the bounty of a recent donation drive meant…

Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto, along with Merced County Supervisor Rodrigo Espinoza, Ralph Gladwin of Merced Walks, and Natalie Sturgeon of Just…

A group of Planada residents demonstrated at the foot of the County Administration Building on Tuesday morning, raising signs calling for a halt to evictions and demanding the attention of County leaders who they feel have been absent in the community since the floods swept through the agricultural town in early January. They…

Planada Elementary educators are enlisting the help of the community to get their classrooms back to pre-flood condition, with the help of Horace Mann agent…

Residents of Planada let loose on county and federal disaster officials in a town hall meeting last Thursday, criticizing the slow recovery effort after…

As the Planada area continues to recover from the impacts of recent flooding, a number of residents and businesses are finding help and camaraderie as they work together to restore their town. Along the Broadway street corridor — one of the harder-hit areas during the flood — many residents are inspired with hope by the work they…

By JOHN MILLER & JONATHAN WHITAKER After two weeks of rescue efforts, searching for shelter and relying on emergency supplies…

STORY UPDATE: JAN 10 / 7 P.M. Evacuation Orders are still in effect for the following streets: • W. North Bear Creek Drive • La Cresenta…

In the year 1912, Planada was celebrating the grand opening of the new and luxurious Hotel Ciquatan and what was hoped to be the beginning of a new prosperous “City Beautiful.” Planada was originally named Whitton and then renamed Geneva by a group of Swiss dairy farmers from the area. The Geneva Post Office was opened in 1896 and…