Merced County News — The Merced County Times Newspaper
Nov 7, 2024 · Providing local, award-winning, coverage of Merced County news to residents living in the Central Valley and surrounding areas since 1964.
Recent News from Merced County — Merced County Times …
The Merced City Council was back at work on Monday night dealing with a packed agenda that included updating a pair of ordinances on the books that were meant to address some long-existing, problematic issues regarding illegal campers in public parks and sidewalks, as well as stolen shopping carts that can be found in use or abandoned all over…
Merced Salutes Veterans With Parade, Celebrations
1 day ago · In perhaps one of the most inspirational moments in local Veterans Day history, hundreds of Mercedians showed up on Main Street in Merced on Monday for the annual parade, and many of them held their ground and cheered enthusiastically despite a wild rain storm that blew in just after the opening ceremony.
Ballot counting continues after heavy turnout in local elections
2 days ago · More than 84,000 ballots were cast by Merced County voters in the Nov. 5 General Election, according to the local Elections Department. As of the Times press deadline on Wednesday morning, approximately 55 percent of those ballots were counted and reported; however, a major update was expected on Thursday evening, Nov. 14. In the […]
Around Town — Merced County Times Newspaper
By JODY MURRAY UC Merced Newsroom Tsitsi Dangarembga, a renowned Zimbabwean filmmaker, novelist and cultural activist, was selected as the 16th recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance.
Laura Fountain springs back to life with community support
1 day ago · Mercedians traveling along M Street near Applegate Park this week are almost sure to remark: “Hey look. They turned Laura Fountain back on.” They sure did. After six long years of dry, emptiness caused by decay and maintenance concerns. But it’s a new day for the historical monument, one of ...
Local Political Coverage — Merced County Times Newspaper
Adrian Lopez-Juarez is a name that for most won’t ring a bell, a reality the 31 year old from Atwater is intent on changing. Lopez-Juarez is running against Kalisa Rochester for Atwater City Council District 2, and cites his time spent living in the …
Mayor celebrates big lead, others eye thin margins
Nov 7, 2024 · Election Night in Merced was marked by long, last-minute lines at voting centers, oh-so-close vote margins in some races, and overall excitement in the air. Not everyone stayed home with their eyes glued to the TV, and non-stop news coverage. At the Italo American Lodge downtown, the place was ...
Merced County Business News — Merced County Times …
The Merced Mall — one of the best shopping locations in the city for more than five decades — will become the “Marketplace at Merced,” according to Ethan Conrad Properties, the company that announced last week it had acquired the main section of the 27-acre retail center.
County puts ‘public safety’ on ballot — Merced County Times
Aug 8, 2024 · As previously reported in the Times, Merced County leaders have been mulling putting a sales tax measure on the November ballot to shore up deficiencies in staffing and services within the Sheriff’s Department, the District Attorney’s Office, and County Fire.