City officials, dog lovers, and excited shoppers joined the brand-new crew of Petco last Saturday to celebrate the store’s ...

Merced County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Tietjen announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026, and will ...

The Gateway Coin Club of Merced County was founded in 1973. Fifty-two years later, the club still meets regularly each month.

Our Central Valley By STEVE NEWVINE  To someone seeing it for the first time, that big bulldozer on the west side of Highway ...

At 9:30 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 8, the Veteran’s Honor Guard will step off on Childs Avenue in front of Golden Valley High School to inaugurate the 65th annual Central California Band Review.  The ...

If you live in southwest Merced, and you’re interested in representing the area on the Merced City Council, you don’t have to go through a long, drawn-out and costly election process.  All you have to ...

The Merced Irrigation District has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the future recreation management of MID’s ...

Kudos to UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz for leading an incredible State of the University address on Oct. 22 that ...

For those who care about the growth of Downtown Merced, and would like to voice their opinions about it — there’s a website, ...

Times Photos by John Miller & Jamie Thomas By JAMIE THOMAS As October spirits descend upon the Central Valley, our fair city ...

A skeptic, a mystic, and a podcast.  The “Gen Explains” weekly show dives deep into the world of astrology, mythology, the occult, and everything in between.  The locally-produced podcast celebrated ...

Mayor Mike Murphy walks into the County Times office, looks around the place, smiles, and the first thing he says is: “Fall 2011.” The mayor — who is finishing up his final term at City Hall — is ...