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, ...

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 ...

By JAMIE THOMAS Special to the Times Forget the frantic shipping deadlines, or the long, hazy drive through the Fresno fog. This year, the secret to a perfect Valentine’s Day is hiding in plain sight, ...

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent The Five Corners intersection in Atwater was crowded Monday with high school student activists protesting Trump administration Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Sierra Academy of Aeronautics will continue operating at Castle Airport at least through the next 18 months after the Merced County Board of Supervisors recently approved two lease agreements for ...

Some major national retailers are making their debut at the Shoppes at Merced this week, completing the site’s transformation from an abandoned former Sears building into a vibrant shopping ...

Jess Munday, a Merced native who is pursuing creative writing ambitions in San Francisco, has just released her debut novel, “A Place Between Dreams.” The 31-year-old author was surrounded by friends, ...

There was an incredible amount of love, and lots of tears, inside a packed Pavilion hall at the Fairgrounds last Sunday, Jan. 25, as hundreds of people attended the Celebration of Life service in ...

The talented members of the Gateway Quilters Guild’s “Cirque du Fabrique” group gathered at the Hoffmeister Center recently for an extra special quilt show paired with a surprise history lesson. The ...

Lacey Spielman, a senior at Golden Valley High School, has won the title of Miss Merced County 2026, after besting two other contestants during the annual competition at Buhach Colony High School on ...