Merced College has been named a 2026 Bellwether Award winner in the Workforce Development category, a national honor ...

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Atwater marked a milestone celebration, honoring 100 years of Black history with a ...

By Mike Harris As Merced debates where to support a future high-speed rail station, it is natural that the discussion reflects both economic priorities and the deep sense of place residents feel about ...

Merced is being asked to consider a major change to the California High-Speed Rail station location, moving it from Downtown to a site near Highway 99 and Mission Avenue. The Rail Authority says this ...

By GABRIELLE ANDRADE  A new taproom on Main Street — Una Más — has become an attractive and popular addition to the growing ...

While the future of High Speed Rail in Merced has been a topic of debate among leaders, supporters and critics in recent weeks, county officials and company executives are pointing to progress ...

Established in 1964, Mid-Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties. With the Merced County Times, Atwater-Winton Times, ...

La Grange is a small, local unincorporated community loaded with history. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierras lies this historic town. This one-time county seat glories in its history of the past ...

Anticipation is building for the second annual Gran Fondo Hincapie “Gravel” cycling experience that’s returning to Merced this Saturday, March 15, starting with a grand downtown send-off for riders at ...

The Goods Italian Market — one of the best new fall additions to Downtown Merced — is open at 348 W. Main Street, as an extension of the popular Bella Luna restaurant The highly-anticipated store is ...

Vern Warnke — the outspoken, strong-willed, kind-hearted, Wrangler-wearing Sheriff of Merced County — has been selected by the Times as “Man of the Year” for 2023. Sheriff Warnke enjoys widespread ...

Of course, around these parts, Atwater is the place to be on the Fourth of July for celebrations that will commemorate the 249th anniversary of the United States of America declaring its independence.