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, ...

It’s mid-August and valley music fans are already bracing for Aftershock — the largest rock, punk and metal festival on the ...

The start of the new school year this week was made a little easier for local families thanks to the Build-A-Backpack event ...

This is just a small thing, but this meant a lot to the citizens of Merced.’ — Police Chief Steven Stanfield Officers of the ...

Koi Saechao saw the sign at the empty lot on the corner of MLK and 16th streets, and she knew right away that this oddly ...

Facing a final 2025-26 fiscal budget hearing on Sept. 23, members of the Merced County Board of Supervisors were presented this week with a sobering picture of known, anticipated, and potential future ...

In 2014, a Deputy Sheriff earned a base salary of $64,916.80. In 2025, that same role earns $99,840, a 54 percent increase in just over a decade (this percentage includes all rank and file deputies ...

The newly remodeled Family Practice Clinic in south Merced reopened on Tuesday with fanfare and touching words from local health care leaders. The milestone is the result of a collaborative effort ...

Mark Hendrickson of Atwater — who has enjoyed a 19-year career as a department head and executive assistant for Merced County government — was unanimously appointed by the Board of Supervisors on ...

The last of three parts “They’ve already been out here,” said Alex Perl, technology and operations manager for Sierra Academy of Aeronautics. Perl was speaking of the California Department of Forestry ...

Fue Xiong If elected, Fue Xiong would become the youngest member of the Merced City Council. He is vying for the District 6 seat as a challenger to incumbent City Councilman Delray Shelton. The ...