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 ...

Both current and former Merced High Bears gathered together at the County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 2023 Hall of Fame Dinner. As guests enjoyed a fabulous dinner prepared by Pereira Catering, ...

Due to the combined efforts of Merced County’s many agricultural supporters, students, volunteers, and vendors, the 2025 Merced County Fair is finally here, and you don’t want to miss it. For most of ...

‘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 ...

More than 1,500 UC Merced graduates were honored and celebrated during three days of commencement ceremonies over the past weekend at the university’s Recreation Field. They were joined by hundreds of ...