Council District 1 election set for Aug. 26; Perez, Sanchez are the candida...

Posted by Mike Dunbar | Jun 21, 2025 | Government

Auditions upcoming for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s ‘Red Riding Hood’...

Posted by Martina Bekasha | Jun 20, 2025 | Entertainment

Dos Palos Y Auction Yard celebrating Diamond Jubilee

Posted by David Borboa | Jun 20, 2025 | Business, Entertainment

Seniors from Pacheco and Los Banos high schools celebrate graduation

Posted by Michael Gill | Jun 17, 2025 | Education

Mendota HS senior Sandra Melchor Toledo awarded Superintendent Superstar Aw...

Posted by The Westside Express | Jun 15, 2025 | Education

Parks & Rec Commission reviews pickleball guidelines, views court const...

Posted by The Westside Express | Jun 11, 2025 | Community, Entertainment

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Council District 1 election set for Aug. 26; Perez, Sanchez are the candidates

by Mike Dunbar | Jun 21, 2025 | Government

Mitzy Perez and Virriy Kalid Sanchez are running to represent District 1 on the Los Banos City...

Auditions upcoming for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s ‘Red Riding Hood’

by Martina Bekasha | Jun 20, 2025 | Entertainment
Dos Palos Y Auction Yard celebrating Diamond Jubilee

by David Borboa | Jun 20, 2025 | Business, Entertainment
Seniors from Pacheco and Los Banos high schools celebrate graduation

by Michael Gill | Jun 17, 2025 | Education
Mendota HS senior Sandra Melchor Toledo awarded Superintendent Superstar Award

by The Westside Express | Jun 15, 2025 | Education
Gilroy woman arrested in Los Banos carjacking and kidnapping incident

by Rich Matheson | Jun 14, 2025 | Law Enforcement

Whistle Stop Events

Whistle Stop 5-14-25

May 14, 2025 | Whistle Stop Events

May 14 6 p.m. Los Banos High School scholarship awards night at 1966 11 St. May 16 6 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors presented by Pacheco Drama at Pacheco High Theater, 200 Ward Rd. More info call (209) 827-4506. May 17 10 a.m....

The Library Corner

Library Corner 5-28-25

May 28, 2025 | The Library Corner

May-June Programs at the Los Banos Branch of the Merced County Library May 28 (Weds) Sensory Playgroup 10:30-11:30am May 28 (Weds) Conversation Circles 11:30-1:30pm May 28 (Weds) Drop-In Digital Help 5:00-6:30pm May 31 (Sat)...

Special Publications

Garlic Festival 2024

by The Westside Express | Aug 23, 2024 | Special Publications | 0

Spring Fair 2024

by The Westside Express | May 17, 2024 | Special Publications | 0
HS Football Preview 2023

by The Westside Express | Aug 22, 2023 | Special Publications | 0

Columnists

It’s the little things in life

by The Westside Express | Jun 12, 2025 | The Pastor's Column

BY SUSAN YOUNGOur Father’s House My husband recently had surgery on his hand. He has taken up bow hunting over the past several years, and in an attempt to save a five-dollar arrow after it got stuck in a target at practice, he...

The big bee is a thief

by A. Rentner | Jun 9, 2025 | Wildlife Weekly
How many days off for cubital tunnel surgery?

by Walker Wynkoop, MD | Jun 8, 2025 | WOW - Wynkoop's Ortho Wisdom
Reflections on The Westside Express’s Three-Year Anniversary

by John Spevak | Jun 4, 2025 | John Spevak
A hundred million miracles

by Diana J. Ingram | Jun 3, 2025 | Diana Ingram
My job depends on ag

by Janet Miller | Jun 1, 2025 | Janet Miller
Yes, there are 2 glaciers in the 209’s backyard in Yosemite National Park but they’re melting away

by Dennis Wyatt | May 31, 2025 | Dennis Wyatt, Environment
Underground meat-eaters mostly unseen

by A. Rentner | May 30, 2025 | Wildlife Weekly
Understanding the link between mental health and substance use

by Christina Martinez, LCSW | May 29, 2025 | Mental Health Matters
Why I have pope hope

by John Spevak | May 26, 2025 | John Spevak
To honor, to respect, to remember: Thoughts on Memorial Day

by Diana J. Ingram | May 26, 2025 | Diana Ingram
Moment of Remembrance

by Janet Miller | May 25, 2025 | Janet Miller

Obituaries

CHARLENE FLEENER

by The Westside Express | Jun 13, 2025 | Obituaries

Charlene Fleener 95, of Los Banos, passed away on June 8, 2025. She was a loving and caring, wife...

Melissa Kay Weaver

by The Westside Express | May 21, 2025 | Obituaries
KRISTI CINTAS (NOCITO)

by Rich Matheson | May 8, 2025 | Obituaries
Edmund Joseph Slevin

by Rich Matheson | May 8, 2025 | Obituaries
Diane Adele Neves

by The Westside Express | Apr 30, 2025 | Obituaries

Government

Council District 1 election set for Aug. 26; Perez, Sanchez are the candidates

by Mike Dunbar | Jun 21, 2025 | Government

Mitzy Perez and Virriy Kalid Sanchez are running to represent District 1 on the Los Banos City...

Dos Palos city leaders have their ‘fingers crossed’

by David Borboa | Jun 12, 2025 | Government
Los Banos public works director will be leaving city

by Rich Matheson | Jun 9, 2025 | Government
Merced County will close a third fire station, despite passage of Dos Palos sales tax

by Brianna Vaccari | Jun 9, 2025 | First Responders, Government

News

Gray steps up in bid to assure water flows from taps in Dos Palos

by The Westside Express | Jun 8, 2022 | Community, Government

DOS PALOS — It wasn’t an announcement that Darrell Fonseca wanted to make, that the city he managed no longer had running water. That happened on June 23, 2020. The city’s five-decade-old water treatment had finally been...

Rebuilding health during a pandemic

by Dr. Phillip Yu | Jun 27, 2022 | Community
New museum for Los Banos: An idea whose time has come

by The Westside Express | Jul 29, 2022 | Community
LOS BANOS CELBERATES NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

by The Westside Express | Aug 17, 2022 | Community

Opinion

Improve bicycle safety in Los Banos before it’s too late

by The Westside Express | Jun 5, 2025 | Opinion

By John FultonContributing Writer According to the California Vehicle Code (CVC) section 21200 a...

My newspaper internship and college experience

by Lena Magee | Jun 3, 2025 | Opinion
City council needs to adopt new ordinance on food trucks

by The Westside Express | May 25, 2025 | Letters to the Editor
Reader appreciates Wildlife Weekly, especially the article on magpies

by The Westside Express | Apr 22, 2025 | Letters to the Editor

Community

LB Scouts turn 100

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Jun 5, 2025 | Community

Few clubs have been as important to modern child development as Scouting America, formerly known...

Woman accidentally injured at Los Banos homeless encampment

by The Westside Express | Jun 4, 2025 | First Responders, Law Enforcement
The One Tree solution

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Jun 2, 2025 | Community, Government
New Jerry O’Banion Library dedicated in Dos Palos

by David Borboa | May 31, 2025 | Community
Los Banos Campus graduating moms inspiring others with their college journeys

by The Westside Express | May 29, 2025 | Community, Education
Sober Grad Night to be hosted at Los Banos Community Center

by Rich Matheson | May 27, 2025 | Community, Entertainment
Senior population growth in the San Joaquin Valley outpaces available specialists, care resources

by The Westside Express | May 25, 2025 | Community, Health
Dos Palos D.E.S. Association to host annual Festa

by Camryn Carpenter | May 24, 2025 | Community, Culture
TIMBER!!!

by Gene Lieb | May 23, 2025 | First Responders
San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery to hold Memorial Day ceremony

by The Westside Express | May 23, 2025 | Community

Business

Dos Palos Y Auction Yard celebrating Diamond Jubilee

by David Borboa | Jun 20, 2025 | Business, Entertainment

Back in the 1940s and 1950s, the Dos Palos Y, located near Highway 152 outside of the city of Dos...

Sutter Health breaks ground on new clinic in Los Banos

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Jun 3, 2025 | Business, Health
Los Banos Downtown Association secures 10-year PBID renewal, gears up for a year of community-focused events

by The Westside Express | May 19, 2025 | Business
Joint Peninsula Clean Energy, Renewable America Dos Palos solar project comes online

by Rich Matheson | May 11, 2025 | Business
Camarena Health opens its doors

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Apr 28, 2025 | Business, Health

Education

Seniors from Pacheco and Los Banos high schools celebrate graduation

by Michael Gill | Jun 17, 2025 | Education

Seniors from both Pacheco and Los Banos high schools participated in their final experience of...

Mendota HS senior Sandra Melchor Toledo awarded Superintendent Superstar Award

by The Westside Express | Jun 15, 2025 | Education
High schools announce 2025 graduation dates

by Martina Bekasha | Jun 10, 2025 | Education
Mayor Amabile addresses Merced College graduates

by The Westside Express | Jun 9, 2025 | Education
Class of 2025 Honored in Los Banos, Merced commencement ceremonies

by James Leonard | Jun 9, 2025 | Education
Gustine FFA student wins big in rabbit competitions at Spring Fair

by Lena Magee | Jun 2, 2025 | Agriculture, Education
Los Banos school superintendent leaves for larger district

by The Westside Express | Jun 2, 2025 | Education

Sports

Creekside Junior High hosts spring sports awards

by Michael Gill | Jun 7, 2025 | Sports

On May 22 Creekside Junior High school held its spring sports awards ceremony in the Cougar gym. Players in girls softball and boys baseball received their certificates of participation, and some of the outstanding players...

On to the championship

by David Borboa | Jun 6, 2025 | Sports
Merrell’s winning jump sends her to Valley track finals

by David Borboa | May 31, 2025 | Sports
Tigers qualify for Sac-Joaquin section softball playoffs

by Michael Gill | May 29, 2025 | Sports
From injury to inspiration: Lemos wraps standout golf season

by Yahir Zuniga Vazquez | May 27, 2025 | Sports
Bon a double winner at Div. IV track meet

by David Borboa | May 24, 2025 | Sports
Miano students tackle 5K

by The Westside Express | May 20, 2025 | Education, Sports
Tiger senior hurler Baffunno tosses no-hit gem over Cougars

by Michael Gill | May 19, 2025 | Sports

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Council District 1 election set for Aug. 26; Perez, Sanchez are the candidates

by Mike Dunbar | Jun 21, 2025 | Government

Mitzy Perez and Virriy Kalid Sanchez are running to represent District 1 on the Los Banos City...

Auditions upcoming for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s ‘Red Riding Hood’

by Martina Bekasha | Jun 20, 2025 | Entertainment
Dos Palos Y Auction Yard celebrating Diamond Jubilee

by David Borboa | Jun 20, 2025 | Business, Entertainment
Seniors from Pacheco and Los Banos high schools celebrate graduation

by Michael Gill | Jun 17, 2025 | Education
Mendota HS senior Sandra Melchor Toledo awarded Superintendent Superstar Award

by The Westside Express | Jun 15, 2025 | Education

Creekside Junior High hosts spring sports awards

by Michael Gill | Jun 7, 2025 | Sports

On to the championship

by David Borboa | Jun 6, 2025 | Sports
Merrell’s winning jump sends her to Valley track finals

by David Borboa | May 31, 2025 | Sports
Tigers qualify for Sac-Joaquin section softball playoffs

by Michael Gill | May 29, 2025 | Sports
From injury to inspiration: Lemos wraps standout golf season

by Yahir Zuniga Vazquez | May 27, 2025 | Sports

Parks & Rec Commission reviews pickleball guidelines, views court construction

by The Westside Express | Jun 11, 2025 | Community, Entertainment

At a special meeting of the Los Banos Parks and Recreation meeting May 13, Joe Heim, Parks and...

Merced County will close a third fire station, despite passage of Dos Palos sales tax

by Brianna Vaccari | Jun 9, 2025 | First Responders, Government
LB Scouts turn 100

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Jun 5, 2025 | Community
Woman accidentally injured at Los Banos homeless encampment

by The Westside Express | Jun 4, 2025 | First Responders, Law Enforcement
The One Tree solution

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Jun 2, 2025 | Community, Government

Seniors from Pacheco and Los Banos high schools celebrate graduation

by Michael Gill | Jun 17, 2025 | Education

Seniors from both Pacheco and Los Banos high schools participated in their final experience of...

Mendota HS senior Sandra Melchor Toledo awarded Superintendent Superstar Award

by The Westside Express | Jun 15, 2025 | Education
High schools announce 2025 graduation dates

by Martina Bekasha | Jun 10, 2025 | Education
Mayor Amabile addresses Merced College graduates

by The Westside Express | Jun 9, 2025 | Education
Class of 2025 Honored in Los Banos, Merced commencement ceremonies

by James Leonard | Jun 9, 2025 | Education

Council District 1 election set for Aug. 26; Perez, Sanchez are the candidates

by Mike Dunbar | Jun 21, 2025 | Government

Mitzy Perez and Virriy Kalid Sanchez are running to represent District 1 on the Los Banos City...

Dos Palos city leaders have their ‘fingers crossed’

by David Borboa | Jun 12, 2025 | Government
Los Banos public works director will be leaving city

by Rich Matheson | Jun 9, 2025 | Government
Merced County will close a third fire station, despite passage of Dos Palos sales tax

by Brianna Vaccari | Jun 9, 2025 | First Responders, Government
The One Tree solution

by SHAWN PINTOR-DAY | Jun 2, 2025 | Community, Government

Gilroy woman arrested in Los Banos carjacking and kidnapping incident

by Rich Matheson | Jun 14, 2025 | Law Enforcement

A Gilroy woman was arrested for allegedly carjacking and kidnapping a motorist, according to the Los Banos Police Department. On May 31 at approximately 7:14 p.m., Los Banos police officers were dispatched to the Rite Aid...