Several California cities celebrated Veterans Day without one of the most integral parts of a parade — marching bands. The drumrolls and waving banners of the Central Valley’s high school … Click to Continue »
Read More »Peggy Heller educator named Merced County’s Teacher of the Year
A transitional kindergarten teacher from Atwater and a library clerk from Delhi took top honors at the 12th annual Merced County Excellence in Education Awards at the Merced Theatre this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Get ready to pay more for health care next year: hikes from 5 to 24 percent in Valley
Consumers buying insurance next year in Merced and Mariposa counties will see a rate increase for monthly premiums of 24 percent on average – nearly twice the statewide hike. In … Click to Continue »
Read More »Death spiral? Obamacare insurers may be having ‘best year’ yet under ACA
New data on the improving finances of the nation’s individual insurers are calling into question repeated Republican claims that Obamacare marketplaces are collapsing under the Affordable Care Act. For months, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mered sheriff asks for deputy raises for third year in a row
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, joined by many county residents, urged the board of supervisors on Tuesday to give deputies raises in an effort to curb recruitment and retention struggles and to improve low staffing and response times. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High teacher convicted of sex with a student. He will spend 1 year in jail
A 30-year-old Merced High School science teacher pleaded no contest this week to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old female student. In a plea deal negotiated with the Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »How to be safe with fireworks this year
State and local officials are cracking down on illegal fireworks this year – including sales on Craigslist. Even “safe and sane” fireworks are banned in some area communities. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mered sheriff asks for deputy raises for third year in a row
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, joined by many county residents, urged the board of supervisors on Tuesday to give deputies raises in an effort to curb recruitment and retention struggles and to improve low staffing and response times. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced City Council could adopt proposed budget for new fiscal year
On Monday the Merced City Council could adopt a proposed budget of $ 218.4 million for the new fiscal year during its regular meeting It is at City Hall, 678 W. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Alone At The Top: Yosemite’s Tuolumne Winter Rangers Recount An Epic Snow Year
A visit to Yosemite National Park’s Tuolumne Meadows is always special. But this winter’s historic snowfall made for an especially memorable season for the two people who stayed behind when Tioga Road closed, and everyone else departed – Tuolumne Winter Rangers Laura and Rob Pilewski . This year they endured …
Read More »Merced County Fair returns today for 126th year
The “five best days of summer” will kick off on Wednesday as the Merced County Fair opens. Admission to the fair is free on opening day to anyone who brings … Click to Continue »
Read More »June’s snowpack is 10 times more than a year ago. See 5 years of Sierra snow from space.
As of June 1, 2017, the central Sierra snowpack had about ten times more water than it did on the same day in 2016. In several recent years, no water was recorded at all on June 1. This series of satellite images shows the snow accumulation from space at roughly …
Read More »Merced schools celebrate the past year while looking to the future
It’s hard to believe we’re less than a week away from the last day of school, but the rising temperatures (and the Merced City School District calendar) make it very … Click to Continue »
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