A shiny new train direct from a factory in Canada arrived at Applegate Park in Merced on Wednesday morning to take over as the top ride at Kiddieland. “Our dream has come true with today’s delivery,” ...

This op-ed was originally published in the Merced County Times print edition on June 26, 2025. When I was first elected to the Merced County Board of Supervisors in 2015, the former Castle Air Force ...

By GABRIELLE ANDRADE Special to the Times Many local residents know Vanessa’s Ice Cream Shop as the place to be on a hot day ...

This week, The Times is launching a three-part investigative series with one overriding question: What is the future of ...

For yet another year, the passionate and hardworking folks at Castle Family Health Center (CFHC), along with their long list ...

The second of three parts Jeff Sweet was Castle Airport manager for just under a year between March 2022 and February 2023.

My Chemical Romance thrilled fans with an extreme, theatrical performance of their groundbreaking contribution to humanity, ...

By SARAH LIM Special to the Times The United States postal system was organized to facilitate communication among the 13 colonies during the American Revolution. It was so important to the Continental ...

Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran is at the pinnacle of fame and success, with a life and career he can look back on with great pride and ...

Following a flurry of overnight preparations by road crews, City of Merced leaders and officials reopened Main Street early ...

Family, friends and community supporters are celebrating the grand opening of Sky’s Pediatric Day Center, a newly licensed Pediatric Day Health and Respite Center (PDHRC) — the first of its kind here ...

The Merced County Fair Board of Directors has appointed John Allgaier as the new chief executive officer of the Merced County Fair (35th District Agricultural Association).  The 58-year-old Allgaier ...