Continued winter storms allow for another boost to state water project deliveries
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources announced last week that wet and cold...
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Author: The Westside Express
Detectives investigating shooting that left one man injured
Detectives with the Los Banos Police Department are investigating a shooting that left one man injured last Tuesday. According to Commander Justin Melden, at approximately 8:04 p.m. on April 2, the department’s dispatch center...
Read MoreThe Price of Privatization: Don’t Close the Book on Merced County’s Libraries
BY DR. SUSAN WALSHContributing Writer Merced County residents were recently met with troubling news: the potential privatization, and possible closure of our public libraries. This move threatens not only access to books and...
Read MoreThe baptism of repentance
REV. BOB GILBERGOlive Branch Community Church of Firebaugh I grew up on the south side of the San Francisco Bay Area. I was raised in a small town on a cul-de-sac with many neighbors and children. When I was ten years old, my...
Read MoreSay ‘hola’ to Los Banos’ first El Pollo Loco
BY LENA MAGEEThe Westside Express The first Los Banos El Pollo Loco held its ribbon-cutting on April 4. The restaurant, located on the corner of Mercey Springs Road and Pacheco Boulevard, opened on March 1 and has seen steady...
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