The Merced County Board of Supervisors is accepting nominations for the 2010 Volunteer Recognition program. The Volunteer Recognition Program is an opportunity to recognize the hard work and efforts of volunteers in Merced County. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation and Economic Development is pleased to host an introductory class for small businesses on how to market products and services to the government. [Additional info...]

The Merced Multi-Agency Narcotic Task Force Council will be making financial donations to area high schools for this year’s Sober Grad night and Every Fifteen Minute programs. Merced Police Chief Norm Andrade announced recently. [Additional info...]

Benjamin Wagner, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, will join Merced County District Attorney Larry D. Morse II, Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin, Merced Police Chief Norm Andrade, Atwater Chief Richard Hawthorne and other law enforcement officials to discuss their efforts to battle mortgage fraud in the Central Valley at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 25th 2010 at the Riverstone at Bellevue housing development in Merced. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Health Department’s Division of Environmental Health will relocate from its current office on 777 W. 22nd Street in Merced to the Department of Public Health’s main building at 260 E. 15th Street in Merced effective March 8th. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Division of Alcohol and Drug Services announced today the details of its annual Youth to Youth Conference. The conference will be held on Saturday March 20th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Department of Mental Health (MCDMH) has opened a 30-day public viewing and comment period for its Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2010/2011 Annual Update to the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan. [Additional info...]

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau distributed the 2010 Census to more than 130 million addresses across the nation. Mandated by the U.S. Constitution and conducted every 10 years, the census counts every man, woman and child. [Additional info...]

This is a reminder that the Merced County Board of Supervisors is still accepting nominations for the 2010 Volunteer Recognition program. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Division of Alcohol and Drug Services announced today the details of its annual Youth to Youth Conference. The conference will be held on Saturday March 20th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Buhach Colony High School in Atwater. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Children’s Action Coalition proudly announces the 7th Annual Merced County Children’s Summit to be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Saint Patrick’s Parish located at 671 East Yosemite Avenue in Merced. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation and Economic Development invites the business community to attend a State Payroll Tax Workshop presented by the California State Employment Development Department. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation and Economic Development is pleased to host an introductory class for small businesses on how to market products and services to the government. [Additional info...]

Residents of the County of Merced wishing to become homeowners can receive secondary financing for down payment and some closing cost assistance by purchasing a foreclosed property within designated areas. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Department of Mental Health (MCDMH) has opened a 30-day public viewing and comment period for its Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2010/2011 Annual Update to the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Health Department’s Division of Environmental Health will relocate from its current office on 777 W. 22nd Street in Merced to the Department of Public Health’s main building at 260 E. 15th Street in Merced effective March 8th. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Board of Supervisors is accepting nominations for the 2010 Volunteer Recognition program. The Volunteer Recognition Program is an opportunity to recognize the hard work and efforts of volunteers in Merced County. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Department of Public Works would like to remind the public about the upcoming Community Clean-up Event schedule, which starts this Saturday in Santa Nella. [Additional info...]

The Merced County Department of Public Works announces the annual Community Clean-up Event schedule. Community Clean-ups allow local residents to dispose of common throwaway items for a greatly reduced fee. [Additional info...]

Residents of the County of Merced wishing to become homeowners can receive secondary financing for down payment and some closing cost assistance by purchasing a foreclosed property within designated areas. [Additional info...]

A 27-year-old man was arrested during a routine vehicle stop in Los Banos on Sunday after a Merced County sheriff's deputy reported finding a handgun and methamphetamine in his car. [Additional info...]

A 40-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly tried to kidnap a 4-year-old boy in Winton. [Additional info...]

LIVINGSTON -- A standoff between a 32-year-old man and law enforcement at a Livingston apartment complex ended peacefully Thursday evening. [Additional info...]