There are thousands of stories about Bill Pickle, one for each student who ever played Little League baseball in Atwater, ...

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent A new parish has opened its doors in Merced with the founding of Christ Our Redeemer ...

You may have read about a Property and Business Improvement District or PBID that has formed in town, and perhaps the result ...

By DOANE YAWGER Special to the Times Mike Dobbs plays a key role when someone has serious medical issues. He’s one of three chaplains at Mercy Medical Center Merced and his Christian experiences go ...

Another graduation season has come and gone at Merced College, and our students continue to inspire us. Last month, we ...

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent “Atwater is the Place to Be on the 4th of July!” And that’s not just a clever marketing ...

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

The problem with a one-size-fits-all approach is that it leads to unintended consequences where only one side — Big Business — comes out the winner. Legislation that assumes all metal recyclers ...

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

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 ...

Jonathan Whitaker is Editor in Chief of Mid Valley Publications, overseeing the Merced County Times and Atwater-Winton Times. You can reach him directly at 209.580.9625, at our Merced office at 2221 K ...