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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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Sean Richey picked as new superintendent of the Dos Palos school district
Working in neighboring Los Banos made educator Sean Richey pretty familiar with Dos Palos. Coming...
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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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LatestLBPC approves site plan for Police Annex Building renovation, provides feedback on commercial building
In addition to the controversial cell tower, the Los Banos Planning Commission approved the site plan for the renovation of the Police Annex Building and provided feedback on a 6,345-square-foot commercial building at its Sept....
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Los Banos residents honor Colleen Menefee during Rotary dedication
Los Banos residents paid tribute to a community icon May 11 at the dedication of the Los Banos...
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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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DP takes Westside matchup vs. Pacheco
The Dos Palos-Los Banos rivalry has had a new player for a few years now in Pacheco High School,...
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Dorothy Jean Robertson
Dorothy Jean Robertson passed away on September 5, 2026, in Clovis, California, at the age of 76,...
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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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AMR settles into the Westside
American Medical Response (AMR) has been operating as the sole Ambulance provider for Merced...
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LBPC approves site plan for Police Annex Building renovation, provides feedback on commercial building
In addition to the controversial cell tower, the Los Banos Planning Commission approved the site plan for the renovation of the Police Annex Building and provided feedback on a 6,345-square-foot commercial building at its Sept....
DP takes Westside matchup vs. Pacheco
The Dos Palos-Los Banos rivalry has had a new player for a few years now in Pacheco High School,...
Victim identified in overturned vehicle accident
An identification has been made of the person who died last month after their vehicle overturned and landed in a local canal. The Merced County Coroner’s Office has confirmed Dylan Snyder, 30, of Dos Palos, was the man...
Sean Richey picked as new superintendent of the Dos Palos school district
Working in neighboring Los Banos made educator Sean Richey pretty familiar with Dos Palos. Coming...
LBPC approves site plan for Police Annex Building renovation, provides feedback on commercial building
In addition to the controversial cell tower, the Los Banos Planning Commission approved the site plan for the renovation of the Police Annex Building and provided feedback on a 6,345-square-foot commercial building at its Sept....
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,...