By JAMIE THOMAS Special to the Times As the vibrant hues of the Pride flag unfurled against the historic backdrop of the ...

Why is Father’s Day and fatherhood so important in Merced County? We can think of no better answer than the one presented by Lamar Henderson to the Merced County Board of Supervisors during their ...

If you are looking forward to some early summer entertainment at Merced’s Applegate Park — and see exciting classical theater ...

While final attendance numbers are still being calculated, it was easy to see massive crowds of smiling fairgoers at this year’s Merced County Fair, held June 4-8. Local families and people from ...

Established in 1964, Mid-Valley Publications (MVP) is an employee-owned group of five weekly community newspapers in Merced and Stanislaus counties. With the Merced County Times, Atwater-Winton Times, ...