UC Merced is abuzz with celebration as students, families, friends, staff and faculty finish last-minute preparations for the ...

Darin DuPont is a rising star on the Central Valley political scene. The 30-year-old member of the Merced City Council and ...

Creating jobs, improving roads and transportation, building affordable housing, and strategies to assist the homeless were ...

Though it’s been owned by several families and partners, Valley Prescription & Compounding Pharmacy in Merced has always been ...

With a career spanning 35 years in local schools and leadership positions, Richard Lopez is poised to take the reins of the Merced County Office of Education as the next Superintendent of Schools.

They call it District 27, and geographically, it’s about 95 percent of Merced County. It’s in Madera County, west Madera and ...

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, ...

The Old Timers of Merced County recognized 18 distinguished honorees during the group's 83rd annual luncheon last Sunday, April 26, at the Italo-American Lodge in Downtown Merced. Since its formation ...

A shiny new train direct from a factory in Canada arrived at Applegate Park in Merced on Wednesday morning to take over as the top ride at Kiddieland. “Our dream has come true with today’s delivery,” ...

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 ...

John Morrow Derby — a former reporter who started his own small town, community newspaper literally on his own kitchen table, and then turned his passion into a 60-year odyssey — has passed away. The ...

The Merced City Council announced the appointment of new City Attorney Craig Cornwell after a unanimous vote on Monday night. The move ends a vacancy for the official position that has gone on for ...