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The base was a key part of the Cold War, as the training site for B-52 crews for the Strategic Air Command.

Preliminary results show Richard Lopez leads, but Ana Boyenga and Paula Heupel are close behind. Results may be partly linked to reports about one school district’s questionable audit.

An audit last year noted significant deficiencies in the finances of Merced River School District, whose superintendent is Richard Lopez, a candidate in the race for Merced County Superintendent of Schools.

The murals were part of a week-long art festival for the Merced community.

The money the city misspent was from Measure V, a 30-year, half-cent sales tax, estimated to generate over $450 million in funding for countywide transportation maintenance and improvements.

Some counties, like Merced, are urging people to mail in their ballots before election day or drop it off in other ways.

The forum was open to school district employees and had three of the four candidates participate.

It’s a regional initiative designed to provide startup funds and supporting resources to child care providers who work out of their homes.

A Merced Superior Court judge denied a request earlier this month to halt the Planada flood recovery program due to resident complaints about subpar repairs – just months after Merced County ended its contract with Habitat for Humanity for repair work.

San Joaquin Valley cities and counties are scrambling to revise state-mandated housing plans after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week his plans to sue over a dozen Valley jurisdictions that are out of compliance with state housing law.