Shouting and finger pointing colored a brief but contentious special school board meeting Wednesday in Los Banos Two new trustees were sworn in to the Los Banos Unified School District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Falasco loses Los Banos school board seat to Munoz by 3 votes
Dominic Falasco already attended his last meeting as a Los Banos Unified School District trustee in November after he lost his re-election bid by three votes. Updated election results have … Click to Continue »
Read More »In light of Trump, Fresno Pacific petition calls for school to protect undocumented
Hundreds have signed a petition to make Fresno Pacific University a sanctuary for undocumented students in light of a Donald Trump presidency. The petition, which was created on Thursday, calls … Click to Continue »
Read More »A teacher wore a Black Lives Matter pin to class. Now, he is banned from this Clovis school
David Roberts, a 75-year-old substitute teacher, went to work last month at Clovis West High wearing a Black Lives Matter button on his shirt pocket. A day later, he was … Click to Continue »
Read More »District attorney says Los Banos school trustee is lying to the public
The Merced County district attorney says Los Banos school board trustee Marlene Smith has “lied” to the public repeatedly and “stonewalled” a public corruption probe. District Attorney Larry Morse II … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police find stolen school golf carts, ammunition during arrests
Two men were arrested riding stolen carts on D Street in Los Banos, the Police Department reported. The golf carts were stolen from the Los Banos Unified School District, police … Click to Continue »
Read More »High school music students march and fill Merced with sound
Dozens of high school music students banded together Saturday at Golden Valley High School all day Saturday, giving audiences, judges and their peers one cohesive sound. “We want to all … Click to Continue »
Read More »Several school board races may depend on votes not yet counted
With nearly 20 school board seats up across Merced County, only a handful of votes separated opponents in multiple races after results for all precincts were recorded late Tuesday night. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Early results show mixed bag in school board races
Races for Merced school board seats remained too close to call Tuesday night, with incumbents fighting to keep their seats on boards for Merced College, Merced City schools and Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »MMA fighters visit Sequoia High School
Five MMA fighters visited Sequoia High School on Friday, Nov 4,2016, for Positive Choices Day and shared their stories of overcoming challenges and encouraged students to make good decisions for their future. … Click to Continue »
Read More »School expansion project depends on buying Atwater park
A plan to expand Peggy Heller Elementary School in Atwater by having the school district purchase part of a city park is on track to be finalized by the end … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teen charged after police find loaded gun outside Atwater school dance
A night at a high school dance ended with one teenager facing a weapons charge after a police dog alerted officers to a car in the school parking lot, authorities … Click to Continue »
Read More »Candidate profiles for Los Banos school board Area 6
Incumbent Los Banos school district Trustee Carole Duffy is being challenged in her re-election bid by local realtor Marg Benton, for the district’s Area 6 school board seat. Benton and … Click to Continue »
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