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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...
Education
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...
Columnists
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...
Community Calendar
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....
Government
LatestMitzy Perez attends last LBCC meeting, leaving District 1 seat vacant
Mitzy Perez, the resigning council member, attended her last Los Banos City Council meeting on Aug. 20 via Zoom. During the meeting, the council continued to expand the new in-house legal department, reduced the scope of Fire...
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Firebaugh FFA holds fall awards banquet
On Nov. 29, the Firebaugh FFA hosted the annual fall awards banquet. The dinner and ceremony took...
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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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LB Tigers are stung by the Hilmar Yellowjackets running game
For the past 23 years, Frank Marques has served as the Hilmar Yellowjackets’ head football coach....
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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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Police sergeant launches 3D printing business
Los Banos Police Sergeant Ramon McDonald has launched a 3D printing business this year, and has...
LB Tigers are stung by the Hilmar Yellowjackets running game
For the past 23 years, Frank Marques has served as the Hilmar Yellowjackets’ head football coach....
Time to vote for Westside Readers’ Choice Awards
The time for nominations has ended. It’s now time to vote, through Sept. 30, for The Westside...
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...
Mitzy Perez attends last LBCC meeting, leaving District 1 seat vacant
Mitzy Perez, the resigning council member, attended her last Los Banos City Council meeting on Aug. 20 via Zoom. During the meeting, the council continued to expand the new in-house legal department, reduced the scope of Fire...
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,...