Before paying the deposit to build a new patio, take a moment and step outside. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Diggin’ In: Hospital’s farmers market, healthy choice
A farmers market at a hospital may seem like a strange fit. Riverside Regional Medical Center however, views it as another way of helping people get healthier and happier. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who you gonna call? Merced County mulls hanging up highway call boxes
Officials say cellphones have made highway call boxes obsolete Money used on boxes could be spent elsewhere, officials say Public invited to offer input at meeting in Los Banos next week … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mental health made easier: County to create ‘one-stop shop’
Project will consolidate all county mental health services in one location New Behavioral Health Center to spring from renovation of old county hospital Facility has been vacant since 2010 and ravaged by copper wire thieves … Click to Continue »
Read More »Summer ‘Jungle Book’ program brings arts to life
Annual program will end in “Disney’s Jungle Book Kids” performance Students get special lessons in puppetry this year Program teaches lessons in arts aside from production practice … Click to Continue »
Read More »Think you could do better? Filing opens Monday to run for local offices
Candidates can begin filing on Monday for seats open in Merced County All six cities have council seats on the November ballot Five cities will elect mayors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Death of fallen Merced farmworker explained
Police officials said the man told fellow farm workers he wasn’t feeling well After being brought to the hospital the 61-year-old man dies, police said … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mystery donor helps UC Merced break fundraising record
A gift of nearly 40 acres of land helped push UC Merced’s fundraising total to nearly $ 21 million in the fiscal year that ended last month, a record level that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College officer quits amid ‘turmoil’
A 61-year-old retired police officer said Tuesday, July 12, 2016, he has resigned as a Merced College citation officer because he felt unsafe in a hostile working environment as the college moves to a new law enforcement oversight arrangement. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Farmworker dies in field outside Merced
The man was working in a tomato field and said he didn’t feel well, authorities said He was taken to the hospital and died Monday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College officer quits, says contract dispute ‘just a fiasco’
Officer resigned last week saying the “fiasco” left him feeling unsafe Merced College is going through a change in law enforcement agencies Faculty said they are out of the loop on the changes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local Alcatraz swimmer honored by Los Banos council
James Savage, 9, honored for his round-trip Alcatraz swim Record still pending Guinness World Records confirmation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Techy teens get paid to fix school computers
High school students get summer jobs fixing district Chromebooks Merced Union High School District unveiled Chromebook repair lab at Buhach Colony Students gain skills for real-world work experience … Click to Continue »
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