The recycling business has been handed down from one generation to the next in the Subia family. | Full Story

Terry Brown, Farmers Insurance Agent of Los Baños, has been inducted into the "Topper Club" of Farmers' top sales producers. Brown has been recognized by the insurance company for outstanding sales achievements in 2007. | Full Story

Joe Gomez Jr. also is worried. His family-owned Western Auto Store in Mendota, open since 1969, is like many small mom-and-pop businesses in the city that have struggled to stay afloat. | Full Story

As a child Bruce Vogt went to see his grandmother at her job on the western end of town. | Full Story

Eric Scheper has worked at Santos Ford since March. Updated: Jul. 7, 2008 11:25 AM | Full Story

As property values continue to plunge, Merced County homeowners can take comfort in the housing slump's silver lining: lower tax bills. Updated: Jul. 4, 2008 6:04 AM | Full Story

Our Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration at the Fairgrounds starts off with a bang at 10 a.m. as the Golden State Gunslingers host an Independence Day Shootout to benefit a terminally ill 15-year-old, Freddy Moore, from a Texas fast draw family. The s Updated: Jul. 4, 2008 6:04 AM | Full Story

After the driest spring on record, growers on Merced County's Westside are having to make some tough decisions. Updated: Jul. 4, 2008 6:04 AM | Full Story

The Los Baños Police Department and the city's fire personnel are pursuing an ordinance designed to curb the number of false alarms received from homes and businesses. Updated: Jun. 24, 2008 12:36 AM | Full Story

Members of the Los Banos Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new business to the organization at a ribbon cutting held June 13 at O&J Hot Dog Heaven, 1420 Pacheco Blvd. | Full Story

In 47 years of farming, 65-year-old Jim Diedrich has battled it all - hail that savaged his tomatoes, insects that ate his cotton, sagging prices and searing heat. Updated: Jun. 20, 2008 1:50 AM | Full Story

Lowe's, Target and... Updated: Jun. 20, 2008 1:50 AM | Full Story

The Katie Nelson Memorial Scholarship Award was given to several members of the OLF 4-H club that exhibit live stock, during the April meeting. Updated: Jun. 13, 2008 1:13 AM | Full Story

Federal officials told hundreds of farmers in the Westlands Water District on Monday that they will get even less irrigation water - just days after the district announced a rationing plan. Updated: Jun. 6, 2008 1:23 AM | Full Story

The Redevelopment Agency is going to step in to help the Los Baños Chamber of Commerce fill a funding gap that will likely be left by a cut to its annual contribution in the city's 2008-2009 budget. Updated: Jun. 6, 2008 1:23 AM | Full Story