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Highway construction stalled by budget impasse
  The impasse that has stalled state budget negotiations could likely cast a red light on $3 billion worth of highway construction projects, including two in the Central Valley.




Shorter run for Merced County Fair in 2011
In an effort to save money while keeping admission costs reasonable, the Merced County Fair will shorten their run dates to five days for 2011.




$20 million Hughson school bond before voters on Nov. 2
  School district voters in Hughson will be asked on Nov. 2 if it's okay to be assessed once again for improvements to school campuses. Measure H will appear on the ballot to raise $20 million through the issuance of ...




Public supports high-speed rail project, survey reports
California’s high-speed rail network can’t get here soon enough, according to three-quarters of Californians polled in a survey released Wednesday – just in time for a California High-Speed Rail Authority lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. on Thursday and Friday.




Merced County homeless service providers receive financial boost
Merced County’s homeless received a major handout from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday, when a $364,000 grant was awarded to two Merced County non-profits.Turning Point, a non-profit mental health agency, received $248,000. It will use the funds to provide two years of permanent supportive housing for 12 chronically homeless mental health clients.

State parks go mobile
State parks go mobile
A mobile application has been created for those last minute campers or recreation seekers to help find an available camp site at California State Parks up to 48 hours prior to departure.
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Plane crash claims Keyes shop owner
The pilot who died in a Calaveras County plane crash on June 21 was identified as Keyes business Charles Kenneth Swanson, 59, of Modesto. Swanson, who was killed instantly from multiple traumatic injuries, owned a metal business in Keyes.




Whooping cough, H1N1 vaccines available at Merced County Fair
The Merced County Department of Public Health is offering special immunization clinics at the




Keep safety in mind at local rivers, urge officials
The temperatures are climbing quickly into the ‘is it summer already?’ zone and the crisp waters of the Stanislaus River are looking more and more enticing. However, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are quick to remind people that the river is running swift from high country snow run-off and cold with brisk temperatures between 55 and 60 degrees.








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