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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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LatestFacilities projects wrap up as Los Banos School Board honors 13 retirees
The Los Banos School Board heard reports on facilities, approved a bid, received reports on community schools and recognized 13 new retirees from the district at their May 14 meeting.According to Facilities and Special Projects...
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LatestWhistle Stop 5-6
May 6 Cancelled – Los Banos City Council meeting at Los Banos City Hall, 520 J St., Los Banos. 4 p.m. Matilda Jr. musical at Los Banos Junior High School, 1750 San Luis St., Los Banos May 7 Noon National Day of Prayer at...
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Cash-strapped Dos Palos misspent $2.2 million 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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PopularGray steps up in bid to assure water flows from taps in Dos Palos
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...
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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Broncos edge Firebaugh, Coalinga
DOS PALOS – Through 7 innings of regulation baseball between rivals Firebaugh and Dos Palos on...
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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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Mary Gloria Perez
Mary Gloria Perez, 95, of Los Banos, CA, passed away on March 17, 2026 at home, surrounded by her...
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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THE HUNT IS ON
The Los Banos Parks and Recreation held their Fifth Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Oliveria...
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LatestThe Spring Market bounces back
The second annual Spring Maker’s Market is here to ring in the new season with new decor, new recipes and the same springtime spirit as last year. The Ted Falasco Arts Center will be blooming with vendors showing off their...
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Facilities projects wrap up as Los Banos School Board honors 13 retirees
The Los Banos School Board heard reports on facilities, approved a bid, received reports on community schools and recognized 13 new retirees from the district at their May 14 meeting.According to Facilities and Special Projects...
Broncos edge Firebaugh, Coalinga
DOS PALOS – Through 7 innings of regulation baseball between rivals Firebaugh and Dos Palos on...
Los Banos plans public pool, highlights budget surplus and crime reductions
“It’s time for a public swimming pool,” Los Banos Mayor Micheal Amabile announced at the 2026...
Facilities projects wrap up as Los Banos School Board honors 13 retirees
The Los Banos School Board heard reports on facilities, approved a bid, received reports on community schools and recognized 13 new retirees from the district at their May 14 meeting.According to Facilities and Special Projects...
Cash-strapped Dos Palos misspent $2.2 million 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...
Multi-agency patrol in Dos Palos aims to boost traffic safety, deter crime
Several Merced County law enforcement agencies met in Dos Palos last week to support traffic safety operations. Eric Zuniga, the California Highway Patrol Merced office spokesman, said the operation is part of County Integrated...
Mary Gloria Perez
Mary Gloria Perez, 95, of Los Banos, CA, passed away on March 17, 2026 at home, surrounded by her...