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It makes a Hummer look like a Honda.
The sheriff’s department unveiled its brand-new 2010 Lenco Bearcat this week — a tactical armored vehicle that will be used by the department’s SWAT officers to respond during emergency situations.
MercedSun-Star.com: Local @ July 3, 2010 # Comments Off
Immigration officials welcomed 25 new U.S. citizens during a ceremony Friday at the old Bell Station post office on 18th Street.
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There have been layoffs, cutbacks and talk of furloughs, but apparently there’s been no stemming the flow of overtime hours in Merced County government.
For the past three years, county employees have earned more than $11.2 million in overtime payments and 121,000 hours of compensation time for working extra hours.
Those numbers are based on a Sun-Star examination of county payroll records. (Compensation time is used as vacation, or if the employee doesn’t take time off work, is paid out as cash.)
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ATWATER — With numerous fireworks show cancellations in Merced County the past few months, the annual show in Atwater is building up to be one of the biggest July 4 celebrations ever.
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The man peddling fruit and roses at a busy intersection may want to obtain the proper county permits — if he wants to avoid the hassle of being cited by law enforcement.
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Alexis Hill, 16, appreciates every single movement her body makes — even the simplest one like walking to the bathroom to brush her teeth.
Last February, Hill was struck by a truck as she was crossing a street — an accident that impaired her memory and at first prevented her from walking.
On Friday, Hill showed her appreciation for finally being able to walk again through dance, poetry and song during the Very Special Arts (VSA) of Merced County performance at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center.
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Fourth of July fireworks celebrate American independence. But they also serve as a reminder that for many decades in the 19th and 20th centuries, fireworks blazed the trail for Merced County’s Chinese population.
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Once in awhile, a reader will send me an e-mail to express disagreement with something I’ve written.
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July Fourth is a dangerous time of year for dogs.
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Despite what its employees are saying, the Pepsi Bottling Group Merced plant is not closing.