A Merced County candidate has declared victory in the race for the Westside’s supervisors office. Dairyman Scott Silveira said he’s “confident” he has claimed the Merced County District 5 Supervisor … Click to Continue »
Read More »CalFire battling major structure fire on Westside Boulevard
CalFire crews are battling a major structure fire on Westside Boulevard in Merced County. A Sun-Star reporter is headed out to the scene. Check back for updates. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Will $1 million help kids stay out of trouble on the Westside of Merced County?
Merced County is poised to receive nearly $ 1 million from the state for a program targeting teens and young adults to keep them in school and out of jail. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »News of full water allocation for Westside farmers is good, but late
Westside Merced County farmers are happy that, for the first time since 2006, they’ll receive their full water allocation from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. But some feel the news … Click to Continue »
Read More »Drought busted: Bureau of Reclamation boosts water allocation to 100 percent for west-side farmers
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is boosting the water allocation for farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to 100 percent for the first time since 2006. The announcement Tuesday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Westside schools have Merced County’s highest rates of absences
One in four Los Banos students missed more than 15 days of school in 2013-14 Merced County schools missed out on $ 15 million in 2014-15 because of absences Atwater Elementary, Merced River Union Elementary have zero percent of students chronically absent … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley’s Westside farmers seethe over tiny water allocation from feds
Allocation a cautious estimate Friant users to get 30 percent Farm Bureau head angry at news … Click to Continue »
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