In most places in California, there’s a liquor store for about every 2,500 people. But in the city of Fresno? There’s one liquor store for every thousand residents. Nearly half of the liquor stores selling alcohol are in violation of city or state laws, according to a recent investigation from …
Read More »Grad rates for Merced area schools above state average
California released graduation rates for 2016 Tuesday, just weeks ahead of the Class of 2017 marching across the field. The results show Merced County as a whole slipping a bit … Click to Continue »
Read More »NPR report shows Merced schools spend below average on students
Merced school districts spend roughly $ 8,000 per student School funding depends largely on local property tax More money does not necessarily mean higher student achievement … Click to Continue »
Read More »Average snowpack could prolong California water conservation
Merced watershed about average, leaving Lake McClure below average Snowpack provides one-third of state’s water El Niño drenched north, left Southern California mostly dry … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite El Niño, McClure remains 30 percent below average for February
Lake McClure was at 17 percent capacity Thursday State Water Project and Turlock Irrigation District have announced doubling of water deliveries from last year Merced Irrigation District hoping for wet March and April … Click to Continue »
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