Merced High School Board votes for layoffs

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A packed theater, a few tears and an outpouring of support and frustration directed at the Merced Union High School District administration over its proposal to cut 25 teaching positions, characterizes Wednesday’s board meeting at Golden Valley High School.

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Merced County jobless rate ties record

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Merced County’s unemployment rate skyrocketed in January to 21.7 percent, matching the county’s highest rate ever recorded in February 1996.

The grim numbers were released Wednesday by the state’s Employment Development Department.

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Mixed real estate news for Merced County

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A pair of at-odds reports about the local housing market were released Wednesday.

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Jimmy Carter to visit UC Merced May 3 for keynote address at National Parks Institute seminar

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UC Merced announced former President Jimmy Carter will visit the campus May 3 to deliver the keynote address at a National Parks Institute seminar on the management of parks and protected lands.

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Tip List: Castle Street is a bone-jarring, nerve-rattling trek but it’s on county land

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ATWATER — It’s like driving over a railroad track for two straight minutes.

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Livingston scraps advisory committee

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LIVINGSTON — A Citizens’ Advisory Committee anywhere else might be a yawner, but in a town with often rowdy council meetings — and now a recall of the mayor and two other council members — it too has spawned controversy.

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Authorities warn of donation scam

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ATWATER — Merced County sheriff’s investigators are warning the public about a money scam reported in the south Atwater area.

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Blevins drops bid for Livingston planning panel term

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LIVINGSTON — Longtime Livingston Planning Commissioner David Blevins has withdrawn from the field of applicants vying for three open commission seats.

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Racial epithet painted on M Street office

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A racial epithet was spray- painted on a window of the Merced County Public Defender’s Office this week, Merced police reported.

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Merced police release surveillance photos of bank robbery suspect

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Merced police released surveilance camera photos Wednesday of a man who robbed Merced School Employees Federal Credit Union this week.

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