Merced County Times

Nurses, physicians and leaders at Mercy Medical Center are celebrating a milestone that has been a decade in the making.

New Era Of Care For Expectant Mothers In Merced County region — Merced County Times   Nurses, physicians and leaders at Mercy Medical Center are celebrating a milestone that has been a decade in the making. During a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 16, Mercy officials announced the hospital’s Family Birth Center has received accreditation from the California Department o...

'This partnership with the City of Merced creates an incredible opportunity to bring Merced College directly into the South Merced community.'
- Chris Vitelli,
Merced College president

Merced College set to open new South Merced outreach center — Merced County Times   Merced College will celebrate the opening of the new South Merced Center with a community event from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Stephen Leonard Park. The City of Merced selected Merced College to lease and operate the Stephen Leonard Youth Center earlier this year. Following extensive reno...

Finally, in just about a week, the legendary Aftershock Music Festival will return to Discovery Park in Sacramento California for its 14th year and largest setup to date.

Aftershock returns for another heavy hitting year to Discovery Park — Merced County Times   This one is for all of the rockers, metal heads, and alt kids out there who have been waiting patiently all year. Finally, in just about a week, the legendary Aftershock Music Festival will return to Discovery Park in Sacramento California for its 14th year and largest setup to date. From Thursda...

Here's a really good Op/Ed by Mel Levey, our county's Registrar of Voters.

FEATURE OP/ED: The Extraordinary Election Of Sept. 11, 2001 — Merced County Times   Last week, Americans reflected on the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, when terrorists murdered nearly 3,000 men, women, and children after hijacking four airliners and deliberately crashing them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. For those of us who lived through that day, the ...

Here's some images of the recent Lao Boat Racing Festival at Lake Yosemite ... Photos by Andrew Hardy of the Times.

In preparation of an expected heavy rainy season, the Merced City Council discussed the municipality’s flood control efforts at their most recent regular meeting.

Merced leaders discuss preparations for expected El Niño rainy season — Merced County Times California is bracing for a potentially historic “super” El Niño winter, with forecasters warning of an exceptionally high probability of above-average precipitation across the state for the upcoming rainy season. Driven by unusually warm ocean surface waters, the reshaping of the Pacific jet s...

One hundred years ago, work was completed on a unique building in Atwater that women of the era would call their own, using it as both a social space and organizing spot for community improvement projects.

Atwater Women’s Clubhouse to celebrate centennial — Merced County Times   One hundred years ago, work was completed on a unique building in Atwater that women of the era would call their own, using it as both a social space and organizing spot for community improvement projects. The Atwater Women’s Clubhouse celebrates its 100th year of existence with a public open h...