The San Joaquin Valley’s first four-year medical school has finally opened in Fresno County. And, despite virtual learning at many universities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, classes are being held in person. The class of 2024 is now on campus at California Health Sciences University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in …
Read More »Citing Economic Concerns, California’s Oldest Dairy Closes Its Doors
After more than a century of milk production, California’s oldest dairy is closing. The owner isn’t getting out of agriculture altogether, however—he’s switching out cows for trees. Dino Giacomazzi is a fourth-generation dairy farmer in Hanford. Having produced milk since 1893, he suspects Giacomazzi Dairy may be the oldest west …
Read More »Turlock’s Cool Hand Luke’s restaurant abruptly locks its doors
A popular Turlock eatery closed its doors last week, and its future is unclear. Cool Hand Luke’s, which has operated for more than a decade on Tegner Road near Costco, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Popular Mexican restaurant in Merced closes its doors
A popular restaurant in Merced, Florencio’s Mexican Restaurant, recently closed its doors because of economic issues. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Last vacuum repair shop in Merced County shutting doors
Santa Nella resident Teresa Guzman remembers purchasing vacuum cleaner bags from Joe Ferry’s downtown Los Banos shop since she moved to the area about 10 years ago. “He’s a nice, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mi Casa S.A.L.E. rental property opens doors to undocumented UC Merced students
Undocumented University of California, Merced students Zuleyma Guillermo, 21, and Reyna Gabriel-Peralta, 20, speak about living with fellow undocumented UC Merced students at two rental properties run by Mi Casa S.A.L.E. through the UC Merced student group Students Advocating Law and Education in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. …
Read More »Community center in south Merced has doors open to the community for a year
More than 100 people packed Stephen Leonard Park on Sunday for games and food as part of a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the opening of the park’s community … Click to Continue »
Read More »Corinthian Colleges, Inc. Closes Doors to 16,000 Students
The company, which owns Heald College, announced to students Sunday it’s ceasing operations and discontinuing instruction at all locations. Those locations include 10 Heald College campuses in California, leaving many to wonder what’s next.
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