The Merced City Council got a look on Monday at a $ 218.4 million preliminary budget for the coming fiscal year, which would add more than two dozen city jobs and … Click to Continue »
Read More »5K run/walk in Merced on Saturday to raise money for local cancer patients
A local foundation and cancer center will have a 5k run/walk fundraiser, Dash Out for Cancer, this weekend to support Merced cancer patients. The Merced Cancer Society Foundation and El … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teddy bear doctor comes to Merced Zoo to check out local teddy bears
Kids in Merced brought their teddy bears to Applegate Zoo on Sunday for a full health work-up and x-ray from a teddy bear doctor. The doctor, Margaret Kohn, checks out … Click to Continue »
Read More »These homemade black bean burgers have local and seasonal toppings
Gianna Dinuzzo, food blogger and recipe creator for Ooooby Fresno, created this recipe for easy black bean burgers after her roommate stopped eating meat in the new year. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local ‘celebrities’ read Dr. Seuss to Los Banos Elementary students
LOS BANOS Local celebrities graced Los Banos Elementary School with their charm and reading skills Thursday to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and participate in national Read Across America week. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local barbers and businesses create a paradise for children with treats, bikes, toys and haircuts
Main Street in Merced was flooded with families on Saturday as children received bikes, toys, games, food, goodies and free haircuts. The idea of the giveaway all started with the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Henry Miller staff, local Realtors provide meals, carols for needy Los Banos families
Sophia Westcott’s home was brightened for a night as a group of teachers and children sang Christmas carols outside of her home before providing her family a whole holiday dinner. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Henry Miller staff, local Realtors provide meals, carols for needy Los Banos families
Sophia Westcott’s home was brightened for a night as a group of teachers and children sang Christmas carols outside of her home before providing her family a whole holiday dinner. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Helping Hand’s online site makes it easy to support local families in need
As so much of what we do has gone digital – from “hanging out” with friends and family and holding “virtual” meetings to banking online and taking classes remotely – … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Pipeline purgatory’ the goal as activists take fight local
For fossil-fuel foes fighting a new generation of U.S. pipelines, Donald Trump’s election as president may be somewhat beside the point. Instead of engaging a federal bureaucracy they believe will … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local Merced businesses help holiday shoppers save big
Merced residents, choosing to shop at local clothing stores on Saturday, had the chance to score up to half off of certain items. Envy Fine Clothing and Helen & Louise … Click to Continue »
Read More »The ban on plastic bags: An inconvenience for customers that can help littering, local store owners say
After making purchases Friday afternoon in Merced at Target on R Street, Cynthia Arismendez said she bought a bag for 10 cents to carry her items out, a charge that … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Hello Kitty Bandit’ repeatedly targets local gift shop
Owner DJ Jones is tired of the repeated quick-strike break-ins at his store, Aloha Floral and Gifts in the Bear Creek Galleria. Since January, there have been seven break-in attempts … Click to Continue »
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