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Cash-strapped Dos Palos misspent $2.2million in transportation tax money. How will the city repay it?
The city of Dos Palos in Merced County is planning to sell off city land and will consider raising...
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LatestLos Banos JHS FFA students named National Agriscience Fair finalists
Thirteen students from Los Banos Junior High School (LBJHS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) have qualified as National Agriscience Fair Award finalists. The students will represent the Los Banos community on the national stage...
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LatestIs April the cruelest month?
“April is the cruelest month,” penned T.S. Eliot in 1922, but is it really? The famous line begins his famous poem, “The Waste Land.” Later in life, Eliot confessed that he wrote the poem during a period of great personal...
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LatestCommunity Calendar 9-9-26
September 9 6 p.m. Los Banos Planning Commission meeting at Los Banos City Hall, 520 J St., Los Banos September 10 7 p.m. Los Banos Unified School District meeting at Los Banos City Hall, 520 J St., Los Banos September 11 6 p.m....
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LB Council honors Joe Sousa, discusses Perez and chromium-6 at meeting
Los Banos District 1’s vacancy will be filled by a special election on March 2, 2027, the Los...
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TEAM RAISES $182,438
Two Los Banos High School students, Kylie Hurd and Makenna Silveira, were recognized at the...
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Police sergeant launches 3D printing business
Los Banos Police Sergeant Ramon McDonald has launched a 3D printing business this year, and has...
The Library Corner
LatestLibrary Corner 5-6-26
May Programs at the Jerry O’Banion Library (Dos Palos Branch of the Merced County Library) Every Wednesday in May: Building Bonanza at 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Every Thursday in May: Adult Coloring at 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Teen...
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Eagles claw back to victory
Trailing by a trio of touchdowns usually isn’t the recipe for success, especially after halftime,...
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Dorothy Jean Robertson
Dorothy Jean Robertson passed away on September 5, 2026, in Clovis, California, at the age of 76,...
Opinion
LatestPublisher’s Commentary: A free press is not free from hard costs to publish
The Westside Express will celebrate its fourth anniversary this month of a successful hometown newspaper covering Los Banos, Dos Palos, Firebaugh and Santa Nella. Our first issue was published on May 25, 2022. Reaching this...
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Los Banos National Night Out returns Aug. 4 with bigger prizes, more family fun
Los Banos will host its annual National Night Out next week on Aug. 4. From 6 to 9 p.m., attendees...
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LB Council honors Joe Sousa, discusses Perez and chromium-6 at meeting
Los Banos District 1’s vacancy will be filled by a special election on March 2, 2027, the Los...
Eagles claw back to victory
Trailing by a trio of touchdowns usually isn’t the recipe for success, especially after halftime,...
AMR settles into the Westside
American Medical Response (AMR) has been operating as the sole Ambulance provider for Merced...
Los Banos JHS FFA students named National Agriscience Fair finalists
Thirteen students from Los Banos Junior High School (LBJHS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) have qualified as National Agriscience Fair Award finalists. The students will represent the Los Banos community on the national stage...
LB Council honors Joe Sousa, discusses Perez and chromium-6 at meeting
Los Banos District 1’s vacancy will be filled by a special election on March 2, 2027, the Los...
Los Banos Police Department welcomes new officers, promotes sergeant
The Los Banos Police Department added to the team last week as it held a promotion ceremony for...
Dorothy Jean Robertson
Dorothy Jean Robertson passed away on September 5, 2026, in Clovis, California, at the age of 76,...