Multiple candidate forums for the Merced County Board of Supervisors race are scheduled this month. ▪ On Tuesday, the Merced Organizing Project and Merced Soccer Academy will host a forum at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Irrigation District board to vote on water for farmers
Special meeting set for Tuesday Tentative operating budget proposes delivering 275,000 acre-feet of surface water Lake McClure still in the clutches of drought … Click to Continue »
Read More »County board deadlocks on superintendent’s replacement
Gomes announced last month he would retire at end of the year Gomes ends tenure two years before term is up With one absent, trustees voted 2-2 to accept LBUSD’s Tietjen as Gomes’ replacement … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock Irrigation District board doubles water allotment over 2015
Turlock-area farmers can get up to 36 inches over 2016 irrigation season Deliveries will still be short of level in ample years District encourages river water over well pumping … Click to Continue »
Read More »Almond Board Invests in Water Research
About 70% percent of the worlds almond produce comes from right here in the central valley and researchers are hoping this money will help with productivity.If there is any group of farmers who are feeling pressure during the drought, it’s almond farmers. "We realize that water is the limiting factor …
Read More »GVUSD: Five Teachers Quit, Board Members Closer to Recall
Three members of a north valley school board are one step closer to being recalled. It comes after a heated meeting of the Golden Valley Unified School Board in Madera Ranchos. The district is comprised of three schools. Tuesday night, five teachers quit and three members of the school board …
Read More »