Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
The Merced County Board of Supervisors this week approved a project that will update county energy use and move toward greener consumption habits while saving money. The energy retrofit project … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rural Health Clinic to move to more roomy Los Banos site
Los Banos-area residents soon will have better access to health care options with the move of the Rural Health Clinic to a larger facility that will be able to treat … Click to Continue »
Read More »More than 20,000 Merced County ballots remain to be counted
Merced County Elections employees are working to process about 21,000 mail-in and provisional ballots received Tuesday in order to certify the election results by the Dec. 6 deadline. County Registrar … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County provides ballistic gear for first responders
Merced County is one of the first in the state to provide ballistic gear to first responders such as firefighters and EMTs, made possible through grant funding, officials said Thursday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Diggin’ In: Goldenrods are ‘highly desirable in the fall garden’
Goldenrods are butterfly magnets, and their tiny flowers host many other insects as well, according to native plant expert Helen Hamilton. “In late summer, any spray of goldenrod will be … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hidden Fire (Wildfire)
The Hidden Fire, located in the Golden Trout Wilderness east of Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest has burned 4 ½ acres since being discovered on October 29th. Steep and rugged terrain and numerous dead trees surrounding the fire forced firefighters to step back and monitor this fire from a safe …
Read More »University of California, Merced students gather to protest President-elect Donald Trump
University of California, Merced students gather to protest President-elect Donald Trump outside the Kolligian Library on the UC Merced campus on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Child abduction charges filed against mother of two Merced girls
Merced County prosecutors filed felony child abduction charges Wednesday against a Merced woman accused of violating a custody agreement and trying to take her two daughters across the Canadian border. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Half-cent transportation tax measure a success, Merced advocates say
Advocates for a half-cent sales tax to pay for road projects are calling preliminary election results on Measure V a victory for Merced County. The measure has collected 69.1 percent … Click to Continue »
Read More »Several school board races may depend on votes not yet counted
With nearly 20 school board seats up across Merced County, only a handful of votes separated opponents in multiple races after results for all precincts were recorded late Tuesday night. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Meadow Fire (Wildfire)
The Meadow Fire, located east of the Trail of 100 Giants in the Western Divide Ranger District is being evaluated as a fire managed for resource benefits. Currently, this fire is about an acre in size, spreading slowly along the ground with active fire high in an overhead tree. As …
Read More »Thousands of uncounted ballots leave Merced County races in play
Several Merced County races remained too close to call the day after Tuesday’s elections and the county’s top voting official says it may be several days before final results are … Click to Continue »
Read More »University of California, Merced students march in protest of President-elect Donald Trump
University of California, Merced students march and chant in protest of President-elect Donald Trump on the UC Merced campus Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2016. Caution: Video Contains Graphic Language. … Click to Continue »
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