Hilmar News

Hilmar Ingredients, a division of Hilmar Cheese Co., has been named 2009 Exporter of the Year by the U.S. Dairy Export Council and Dairy Foods magazine.

In a fairly quiet election with no major issues, voters nonetheless aimed to knock off incumbents in the Turlock Unified School District election.

There are three openings on the Hilmar Unified School District Board. In trustee area one, Tim Jones, an incumbent, is running unopposed.

Voters and elected leaders alike may want to take a moment Tuesday to thank Laurette Locke and Merced County's other poll workers.

Authorities seize narcotics, weapons in operations. By VICTOR A. PATTON vpatton@mercedsun-star.com Merced Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force agents arrested a total of nine suspects on drug-related allegations this week after serving two separate search warrants in Hilmar and near Merced.

Five men were indicted in federal court Thursday on drug charges connected to an alleged meth lab in Hilmar.

When: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: Limited to Stanislaus County residents living outside of the city limits.

Students in home economics classes will get cooking with ingredients donated by several processors.

A husband and wife were jailed by sheriff's deputies Wednesday after a high-speed pursuit through Delhi and Hilmar.

FORT IRWIN For Jennifer Prosser, saying good-bye to husband Staff Sgt. Taisyen Prosser is more difficult this time.

Federal standards, however, don't paint as optimistic a picture. By DANIELLE GAINES Dgaines@mercedsun-star.com In the eyes of the state, Merced County schools' report cards are improving.

The roller coaster is on its way down. After a record-breaking year in 2007, agriculture in Merced County saw a drop in total worth in 2008.

Raising $1.5 million in six weeks in the middle of a miserable economy might seem like an insurmountable challenge.

Five metal poles rise from the floor to the ceiling of an exercise room in the Masonic Hall in Merced.

Bullard at Atwater; Tracy at Los Banos; Golden Valley at Downey; Turlock at Oakdale; Pitman at Skyline.

After finding mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus, the Merced Mosquito Abatement District has stepped up aerial spraying for the insects.

Four people were arrested last week after Merced County sheriff's deputies observed a methamphetamine transaction taking place in the parking lot of the Target shopping center in Atwater.

Friday, Sept. 11: Gustine at Riverbank, Hilmar at Denair, Bret Harte at Livingston, Orestimba at Modesto Christian, McClatchy at Patterson Saturday, Sept.

A 17-year-old male is dead after being shot Saturday night, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.

Daniel Nascimento does not have to go on a carnival ride to know what it's like to be yanked around.