Ameera Butt

Hot time, cool fun at McNamara Pool

Trevon Moultrie, 17, had been coming to McNamara Pool since he was 8 years old.

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LOCAL NEWS

Merced County Fair opens with lowered general admission price

Sarah and Charlie Pochop were walking through the concessions and food aisle, or the "midway," with their four kids at the Merced County Fair on Wednesday.
LOCAL NEWS

Merced police lieutenant Jim Gurden ready to retire

The ever-shrinking brass at 22nd and M streets will be even smaller this month, after a longtime member of the Merced Police Department turns over his service weapon for life as a retiree. Lt. Jim Gurden will leave the department June 25, after serving the department since 1986.
AGRICULTURE

West Nile virus found in Atwater

A dead bird found in the Atwater area last month has tested positive for West Nile virus, Merced County officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
CRIME

Merced police lieutenant Jim Gruden ready to retire

The ever-shrinking brass at 22nd and M streets will be even smaller this month, after a longtime member of the Merced Police Department turns over his service weapon for life as a retiree.
ATWATER

West Nile virus found in Atwater

A dead bird found in the Atwater area last month has tested positive for West Nile virus, Merced County officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
LOCAL NEWS

Consensus: Add more money to Merced's recreation budget

The city's parks and community services budget has been placed in the forefront of this year's budget process after community members urged more focus on Merced's youth and activities for them.
LOCAL NEWS

Yosemite Avenue being resurfaced

The Yosemite Avenue construction project is on track for completion in August, city officials said Thursday.
TIP LIST

Tip List: Stop signs needed at busy intersection?

Kim Norrell has to pass through the intersection of Canal and 15th streets to get lunch every so often. She said she thinks the intersection is unsafe and accident-prone because the traffic on Canal Street doesn't have a stop sign. There are stop signs on either side of 15th Street.
LOCAL NEWS

Tenants group may bypass Merced council

Tenants Together, a San-Francisco based nonprofit, began collecting signatures from Merced residents Wednesday to try to overturn the pending repeal of a renters' rights ordinance. The organization needs 2,900 signatures within a 30-day period to force the City Council to reconsider its decision.
LOCAL NEWS

Merced College presidential finalists attend forum

Between 100 and 200 Merced College personnel, community members and school officials showed up over the course of two days to ask questions of the four finalists for the president position.