Winton News

The Merced County Department of Public Works has announced its annual community cleanup events schedule.

'Twas the night before the Merced Christmas Parade and the streets of Atwater teamed with all things that glittered, marched, sang and clamored for the annual Atwater Christmas Parade on Friday night.

No injuries or deaths were reported in two mobile home fires reported Saturday in Merced County.

Editor: Kudos go to the Sun-Star for publishing two local writers in the "Food and Flavor" section of the paper.

The Sport Shooting Club at US Merced conducted a Veteran's Shoot at the River Oaks Range 11584 N. Shaffer Road on Veteran's Day from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

The CCBR Field Show will be held at Atwater Falcon Field on Saturday, beginning at 5 p.m. Gates at the high school stadium will open at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this spectacular show of music, pageantry and color.

A 28-year-old man is in critical condition after being beaten early Sunday at a bar, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported.

By DANIELLE E. GAINES dgaines@mercedsun-star.com For 50 years the Central California Band Review has exhilarated crowds in Merced.

Wednesday, Nov. 11, was the day that towns and cities, large and small, around our nation gave thanks to our veterans.

A 25-year-old validated gang member was Tasered by a Merced County sheriff's deputy Monday night after the suspect fled and resisted arrest, the sheriff's department reported.

Three slots -- but only one race for seats on the Atwater Elementary School District board.

Whether to build a new high school in North Merced -- a hot topic on Merced Union High School District school board agendas for months now -- has become a central issue among candidates vying for election.

A Winton area mother and father are behind bars after their three young daughters were found home alone.

Two arrests have been made in the Monday shooting of a 17-year-old male at Castle Airport.

Two men have been arrested in the Monday afternoon shooting of an Atwater teenager who was walking home from school.

The safe return of Jaycee Dugard to her family has given a north valley couple renewed hope.

A fourth man arrested last week is also accused. Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly committing a series of robberies in the Atwater and Winton area.

A suspect in a 16-year-old murder in Merced County has been arrested in Illinois, it was announced on Wednesday.

Agents with the Merced/Mariposa High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force seized 66 pounds of marijuana from a Winton residence Wednesday.

Citizens' Advisory Committe for Valley State Prison for Women and Central California's Women Facilty at 3 p.m., 21633 Ave.