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School-based health center to open in Merced County
MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be hosted for the Golden Valley Health Center’s Ranchero Health Center, the first school-based health center in Merced County, officials announced on Tuesday. The center will be located next to Joe Stefani Elementary School. Officials say the new health center will provide services including pediatrics and family […]
Community celebrates new Columbian Mammoth silhouettes in Hwy 99 in Merced County
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Caltrans and UC Merced hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Highway 99 Plainsburg-Arboleda Mammoth Silhouette Project on Monday, July 15. Drivers heading on Highway 99 will see several Columbian Mammoth silhouettes near the Le Grand and Plainsburg overpasses. The mammals were installed in April, but the idea for the project started […]
Merced County livestock producers could get restricted area access during disasters
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Merced County is developing a program that will allow vetted personnel, livestock producers, owner-operators, managers, and more to get limited emergency access to restricted areas during a disaster, according to the county’s website. The program is called the Livestock Pass program and it will be used during emergency situations. The […]
Residents still without power after fire tears through Santa Nella mobile home park
People living in a small Merced County community are still without power after a fire destroyed electric equipment over the weekend."Something like this, it's hard, yeah, it's very hard," said Paul Martinez, a resident of Santa Nella Mobile Home Community.On Saturday, a fire destroyed several mobile homes on Mercury Street near Comet Road.A neighbor's Ring camera captured the moment the flames tore through a nearby shed.The fire destroyed electric equipment, leaving more than a dozen homes in the heat without power.Martinez says he is able to prepare food for his family because he borrowed a power cord from his neighbor."We...
Grand Jury to trustees: ‘Read the handbook’
The latest annual report by the Merced County Civil Grand Jury says the Board of Education at the Merced City School District (MCSD) committed multiple violations of the Brown Act — the state’s open meeting law — and of the Education Code. The Grand Jury found the...
Draft Pacific Gas and Electric Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Environmental Assessment and Habitat Conservation Plan Available for Public Review – 12 Counties Including Mariposa, Madera
July 10, 2024 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment and draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for public review and comment. The draft HCP covers future operations, maintenance and minor...
2 children hospitalized following suspected DUI crash in Merced County, CHP says
Two children are in the hospital after an alleged DUI crash in Merced County.The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 8:30 pm Monday on Highway 152 just west of Lodi Road.A 25-year-old woman driving a Camry was headed west on Highway 152 when she hit the back of a Nissan while attempting to pass.Both drivers lost control and crashed.Officers say two kids inside the Camry were not wearing seat belts and suffered major injuries.The woman driving the Nissan had minor injuries.The 25-year-old woman driving the Camry also had minor injuries and was arrested for driving drunk.
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