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Asthma Sufferers Could Be at Greater Risk if Trump Cuts Health Program

EPA · United States

Asthma Sufferers Could Be at Greater Risk if Trump Cuts Health Program

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Central Unified School District names finalist for its next superintendent

Los Banos, California · Los Banos

Central Unified School District names finalist for its next superintendent

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Central Unified has named current Los Banos Unified Superintendent, Dr. Mark E. Marshall, as the district's next leader.See the Story

Does Merced County need an independent commission to draw Board of Supervisors districts?

Merced · Merced

Does Merced County need an independent commission to draw Board of Supervisors districts?

Reading Time: 6 minutes A bill authored by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria would create an independent redistricting commission for Merced County – but the Board of Supervisors opposes it, saying it’s an unnecessary, unfunded state mandate. Assembly Bill 1441 would create an independent, 11-member commission that would choose the maps for county supervisor districts beginning after the 2030 census. The bill is making its way through the legislati…Read Article

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Valley foster care agencies are facing an insurance crisis and possible closure

The nonprofit agencies that serve some of the Central Valley’s most vulnerable youth have found themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and the hardest of decisions.Modesto · Modesto See the Story

Changing directions: Merced set to switch traffic flow on downtown’s Main Street

Reading Time: 3 minutes Amid a flurry of ongoing new development, downtown Merced’s West Main Street is about to change direction – literally. City officials confirmed the long-planned traffic shift will officially start around July 14. The one-way section of Main Street in the heart of downtown will flip from its current eastbound flow of traffic to westbound, between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and O Street. “The project involves converting Ma…Merced · Merced Read Article

Merced County’s unhoused population dips nearly 15% in 2025, latest data reveals

Reading Time: 4 minutesMerced County reported a total of 717 people experiencing homelessness in 2025, representing a 14.3% dip in the county’s unhoused population over the last year, according to the county’s newly-released 2025 Point-In-Time Count report.Data from Merced County’s latest point-in-time count shows the size of the county’s unhoused community has fluctuated since 2020, when a total of 636 unhoused individuals, including 313 unshel…Merced · Merced Read Article

Valley program shows rural students the value of careers in STEM

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs another school year comes to an end, so does an innovative program for the central San Joaquin Valley’s young learners. On a recent sunny day in the rural farm working community of Firebaugh in west Fresno County, two dozen fifth-graders from Mills Intermediate School visited Coalinga College’s satellite campus in Firebaugh. The vast majority of students at Mills intermediate are Latino and come from socioeconomically d…Firebaugh · Firebaugh Read Article

The bear returns: Merced installs new sign at Applegate Zoo

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe bear is back.Merced’s Applegate Zoo, one of the city’s oldest and most beloved public spaces, has replaced the custom wooden sign that was stolen earlier this year.Crafted in the silhouette of a bear, the design includes a stag standing in a forest while a bird of prey soars overhead. In a Facebook video posted this week, Merced Parks and Recreation Director Chris Jensen confirmed the new sign has been installed.The …Merced · Merced Read Article

Merced County will close a third fire station, despite passage of Dos Palos sales tax

Reading Time: 4 minutesAnother Merced County fire station is scheduled to close, this time in Dos Palos.The Merced County Board of Supervisors on a split vote approved the closure of Fire Station 75 located at the Dos Palos Wye. It’s one of two fire stations currently serving the city of around 6,000 people and the surrounding unincorporated area.The move diverges from the county’s original plan to consolidate the Dos Palos fire stations and clo…Taxes · Dos Palos Read Article

Merced’s proposed budget ‘maintains status quo’ as labor costs rise

Merced city officials plan to leave some city positions unfilled during the next fiscal year so that it can balance its $438.5 million budget.Merced · Merced Read Article

Merced Poet Laureate inauguration celebration set for Saturday

The inauguration celebration for Joyce Dale as Merced’s first poet laureate is set for May 31 at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center.Merced · Merced Read Article

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