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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
LatestLBUSD deficit spending under control
Thanks to “intentional” spending, deficit spending within Los Banos Unified School District (LBUSD) has been brought under control, Superintendent Bree Valla said. In addition to the good news at the Sept. 10 meeting, the school...
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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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Los Banos Candidates’ Forum set for Oct. 13
Los Banos’ Candidates Forum will be held at the Los Banos Council Chambers on Oct. 13 starting at...
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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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It’s ‘ground and pound’ for Liberty-Madera
Everyone who is familiar with local high school athletics knows that this new Northwest Athletic...
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IDA LEWIS TOSCANO
IDA LEWIS TOSCANO passed away at her home at the age of 100. She was born in Los Banos to Antonio...
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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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LatestVictim 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...
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Los Banos Police Department holds graduation for Citizens Academy participants
A group of residents living in Los Banos celebrated becoming more familiar with the inner workings...
It’s ‘ground and pound’ for Liberty-Madera
Everyone who is familiar with local high school athletics knows that this new Northwest Athletic...
Los Banos Candidates’ Forum set for Oct. 13
Los Banos’ Candidates Forum will be held at the Los Banos Council Chambers on Oct. 13 starting at...
LBUSD deficit spending under control
Thanks to “intentional” spending, deficit spending within Los Banos Unified School District (LBUSD) has been brought under control, Superintendent Bree Valla said. In addition to the good news at the Sept. 10 meeting, the school...
Los Banos Candidates’ Forum set for Oct. 13
Los Banos’ Candidates Forum will be held at the Los Banos Council Chambers on Oct. 13 starting at...
Los Banos Police Department holds graduation for Citizens Academy participants
A group of residents living in Los Banos celebrated becoming more familiar with the inner workings...
IDA LEWIS TOSCANO
IDA LEWIS TOSCANO passed away at her home at the age of 100. She was born in Los Banos to Antonio...