Merced County Times

Three brave youngsters from the Merced area were treated like champions last Saturday as they made their way to the Boot Barn located inside the Marketplace at Merced.

A wonderful Rodeo Day ahead for courageous young champions — Merced County Times   Three brave youngsters from the Merced area were treated like champions last Saturday as they made their way to the Boot Barn located inside the Marketplace at Merced. The kids — Angel, Andrea and Melany — were paired off with adult members of the Merced Western Heritage Foundation and the Bo...

'I’m exactly where I would think I would be at this point, but there is still a lot of work to do. In this election there is going to be a lot on the line where the next stage of California is going to be, and hopefully going into November we can pave a new way for California and the Central Valley.'
--- Darin DuPont,
candidate for State Assembly, District. 14.

Within the past several weeks Merced County voters have received two more glossy campaign mailers from the Back the Badge political action committee, bringing the total to three since February, in support of incumbent county supervisors.

Merced County incumbents receive more support from 'Back the Badge' — Merced County Times   Editor’s note: The following story, first published in the Merced County Times print edition of May 28, 2026, has been updated with more recent campaign finance information. Within the past several weeks Merced County voters have received two more glossy campaign mailers from the Back the Badge...