Fair’s Board of Directors, Management and staff want to thank the community for coming out to support the 2025 Merced County ...

Another graduation season has come and gone at Merced College, and our students continue to inspire us. Last month, we celebrated with joy the achievements of hundreds of graduates whose hard work and ...

By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett Special to the Times Traveling Highway 140 east of Merced and west of Mariposa, you will ...

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent “Atwater is the Place to Be on the 4th of July!” And that’s not just a clever marketing slogan for this year’s citywide Independence Day celebration.  It’s the ...

While final attendance numbers are still being calculated, it was easy to see massive crowds of smiling fairgoers at this ...

Why is Father’s Day and fatherhood so important in Merced County? We can think of no better answer than the one presented by ...

If you are looking forward to some early summer entertainment at Merced’s Applegate Park — and see exciting classical theater ...

By JAMIE THOMAS Special to the Times As the vibrant hues of the Pride flag unfurled against the historic backdrop of the ...

‘The Power of Positive Press is alive and well.’ — John Derby, Times Publisher Sept. 14, 1936 — Jan. 9, 2024 . J ohn Morrow Derby — a former reporter who started his own small town, community ...

W hen Luke Bryan brought his Farm Tour to Castle Airport, he didn’t just play a concert, he made history in Merced County. With over 20,000 people in attendance and millions invested by his team, this ...

Drivers and pedestrians may have noticed an impressive new fence going up around the historic old mansion at the intersection of Bear Creek and M Street in the heart of Merced. It’s a new 7-foot-tall ...

F or far too long, the people of California – especially those of us in the agriculturally vital San Joaquin Valley – have been presented with a false choice: fish or farms.. That narrative is not ...