An inflatable sculpture exhibit from a Spanish artist comes to Merced this month. The work of Olga Diego is on display in “AIR (art in flight),” which premieres at a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston begins work on a resolution to be Merced County’s first sanctuary city
The town appears to be on its way to becoming Merced County’s first sanctuary city, a symbolic self-designation meant to ease the minds of undocumented immigrants worried over ongoing changes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced train track work will shut down crossings near Bear Creek
Work on the BNSF railroad tracks in Merced will close three crossings, each for about a week in February, according to city staff. The BNSF tracks are the northern train … Click to Continue »
Read More »New Merced City Council eager to get to work, calls for residents to be involved
The optimism and enthusiasm ran high this week in the Merced City Council chambers as three new faces joined a new mayor at the dais. Mike Murphy, who served a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Work begins again on Turlock’s Monte Vista railroad crossing
The closed-again, open-again intersection in Turlock is closed. Again. Monte Vista Avenue at Golden State Boulevard is closed as crews work to repair paving at the railroad tracks. The work, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Grad student’s water mapping work gains acclaim
UC Merced graduate student Lorenzo Booth’s research into more-efficient use of water for agriculture has earned him accolades from the American Water Resources Association for not only producing information, but … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elephant poachers are hard at work in Africa, and carbon dating proves it
Elephant poaching is alive and well – and the elephants are not. A team of scientists examining seized shipments of elephant tusks from Africa have found that the vast majority … Click to Continue »
Read More »Road, shoulder closures set in Fresno, Madera for high-speed rail work
Several road and shoulder closures are planned in Fresno and Madera by contractors for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, including one street west of downtown Fresno that will be closed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stone Ridge Christian begins work on new campus
After searching for land for a new campus since its inception 15 years ago, Stone Ridge Christian High School finally found a location and will break ground on the project … Click to Continue »
Read More »Work on Highway 99 will close portion of road in Merced
Work will be done Wednesday and Thursday Officials said motorists can expect 30-minute delays … Click to Continue »
Read More »Paving work to affect ramps, lanes on Hwy 99 in Merced
Road work will affect access ramps to Highway 99 in Merced this week. The California Department of Transportation says paving work will require it to close northbound and southbound access … Click to Continue »
Read More »Policies of zero-tolerance for bullying don’t work, report says
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls bullying a ‘serious public health problem’ Programs that teach children how to get along are more effective, says one of the report’s authors Bullying likely affects between 18 percent and 31 percent of young people … Click to Continue »
Read More »Open house will update high-speed rail work in Madera
April 20 event focuses on two-mile extension north to Avenue 19 … Click to Continue »
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