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Small farmers in the Central Valley operate on thin margins even in good years, and now they are also grappling with drought, wildfire and the recovery from market disruptions that were caused by the pandemic. To get a better sense of how family farms are weathering these challenges, Valley Edition …

Panoche Water District officials spent more than $ 100,000 in public money to buy themselves slot machines, car repairs, and kitchen appliances, funded landscaping on at their own homes, and covered … Click to Continue »

Merced County Supervisors on Tuesday dissolved a contentious budget practice that split $ 200,000 between each supervisor annually for “special board projects.” After bitter dispute during the county’s final budget hearing … Click to Continue »

Finding enough money to pay for child care is a struggle for many Central Valley families. But last year despite the region’s high poverty rate, Fresno County returned $ 10 million in unspent money to the state that was earmarked for child care for low-income families. County officials say it’s …

Students at Franklin Elementary School made some new four-legged friends this week. New Beginnings for Merced County Animals brought three tiny puppies and a dog to meet the students to … Click to Continue »

The Merced County Sheriff’s Posse will travel across the country next month to be part of the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Sheriff Vern Warnke announced Thursday in front of … Click to Continue »

The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board took a “momentous” step Tuesday toward unlocking billions of dollars in state bond funds that it needs to continue construction in the San Joaquin … Click to Continue »

The outgoing Merced County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt new policies this month that will tighten guidelines and add transparency to the discretionary funds supervisors hand out. District … Click to Continue »

The five Merced County supervisors have a pool of discretionary funds worth more than half a million dollars after slowing their spending of the special board project money in the … Click to Continue »

Michelle Gray recalls that her husband, Stephan Gray, loved to play golf at the Rancho Del Rey Golf Club in Atwater. But when their son was a toddler, she said, … Click to Continue »

Report was published June 30 but not yet available online Report investigated transparency and accountability of discretionary funds Discretionary funds called “slush funds” by candidates … Click to Continue »

$ 40,000 discretionary fund is available for each supervisor to disburse each year Incumbents say funds have benefited local groups and nonprofits Challengers argue that money would be better spent on law enforcement or other sectors … Click to Continue »

Storyland has been in jeopardy of shutting its doors forever for some time now. It’s a place near and dear to many families in the Valley, and there has been an ongoing effort to save the park. Friday morning the park received a donation from an unlikely group. It all …