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Sabra Stafford
Updated: Apr 27, 2011, 1:34 AM
Published: Apr 27, 2011, 1:35 AM

The Merced County Sheriff’s Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency is holding a prescription medicine disposal event.

The agencies will accept expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. People can bring the medications for disposal to the sheriff’s office at 700 W. 22nd St. in Merced from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

The service is free and anonymous and no questions are asked.
Drake Milligan rocks, tractor pulling roars and temps rise as 114th Stanislaus County Fair starts
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StanCoFair influencers Jocelyn McKay and Kristina Cornejo and their kids enjoy the opening day of the fair (CANDY PADILLA/The Journal).
Christopher Correa
Turlock Journal
Updated: Jul 12, 2025, 10:20 AM
Published: Jul 12, 2025, 10:17 AM
A recurring theme at the opening night of the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock — the 107th edition of the annual event — was the heat. Sure, it's not 108 degrees like last year, but 102 on Friday afternoon wasn't too far off.
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