Just because the end of the school year is approaching doesn’t mean that’s the end of breakfast and lunch meals that students and their families Various students depend on the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bystanders pull small children from car after rollover crash on Highway 99 in Merced
Video submitted to the Merced Sun-Star following a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 99 in Merced, Calif., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver of a Saturn L200 sedan swerved to avoid colliding with another vehicle while traveling in the southbound lanes of …
Read More »Merced children mark Arbor Day by adding to city’s urban forest
Hundreds of Merced schoolchildren helped spruce up their schools in celebration of Arbor Day on Friday, according to district officials. The tree-planting ceremonies have become an annual tradition for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno County Applies For $1 Million From Feds To Fight Lead In Children
Reports of high levels of lead in children in two zip codes in Southeast Fresno have raised new concerns about the health of young residents. A report by the news agency Reuters found that in one zip code, the percentage of children with high lead exposure is three times that …
Read More »Report: Nearly A Quarter Of Valley & Sierra Children Live In Poverty
A new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California maps child poverty across California , and estimates Valley children would be much worse off without social safety net programs. About one in four children under five years old in the Central Valley and Sierra live in poverty, according to …
Read More »Children living in Central Valley more likely to experience stress
Norma Barragan recalls that, growing up in South Merced, her family’s small home was, at times, extra crowded. Her nieces and nephews lived with them, putting 10 people in a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Head-on crash claims life of El Nido man; wife and children injured
A collision between a Nissan Armada and a freight truck claimed the life of an El Nido man Sunday and left his family injured, according to the California Highway Patrol. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Parents offered advice, urged to ‘dream big’ for children at annual conference
Switching smoothly between English and Spanish, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch on Saturday told a theater full of Merced County parents and community members that, as a child, her parents had a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos cinema to get award for special showings for autistic children
For eight years, Los Banos Premiere Cinemas has been opening its doors early on Saturday mornings so children with autism can enjoy a movie with their family and friends. On … Click to Continue »
Read More »Victim services grant will aid foster children by expanding CASA
The Merced County District Attorney’s Office will expand victim services with the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, thanks to a $ 373,000 grant from the federal Victims of Crime Act. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony performs for 3,000 children
The Merced Symphony performed for about 3,000 Merced County children on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony wows children with a free show at historic theater
Children oohed and aahed Friday as the Merced Symphony introduced them to some of the classics and threw in the occasional television-show theme song at the Merced Theatre. The symphony … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County sheriff’s deputies, community members donate gifts to children
About 2,000 children who might not have received any gifts this holiday season were greeted by community members and Merced County sheriff’s deputies over a four-day period to deliver presents. … Click to Continue »
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