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Merced NWR interpretive event set for Saturday

by The Westside Express | Feb 27, 2026 | Environment | 0

Join a refuge representative at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 4:45...

New Los Banos Valley Community School principal hopes to pay it forward

by Lena Magee | Feb 27, 2026 | Education | 0

In January, Dana Reyes took over as Principal of Los Banos Valley Community School. Though in a...

Rep. Adam Gray secures $16 million for district infrastructure projects

by Brianna Vaccari | Feb 24, 2026 | Government | 0

Rep. Adam Gray recently secured over $16 million in funding for 15 infrastructure projects in the 13th District through the House of Representatives appropriations committee. Gray’s district stretches from southwest Fresno...

Wonderland Indoor Playground brings new family play space to Los Banos

by Kristina Solomita | Feb 23, 2026 | Business, Community, Entertainment | 0

A new family-focused business has opened its doors in Los Banos, offering parents and young...

LBUHSD approves new elementary boundaries, budget cuts for 2026–27

by Javier Powell | Feb 22, 2026 | Education | 0

New elementary school boundaries for the 2026-2027 school year were approved by the Los Banos Unified Board of Education at their Feb. 13 meeting. The board also approved budget guidelines, as the 2026-2027 budget draws closer....

Privacy fence installed at two Los Banos schools

by Rich Matheson | Feb 21, 2026 | Community | 0

For those who travel on Pacheco Boulevard near Seventh Street, you may notice a change of scenery...

Friendship bench dedicated at Miano Elementary School

by The Westside Express | Feb 20, 2026 | Community, Community Service | 0

The 744 students at Miano Elementary School, led by Principal Zelda Dias-Harper gathered on grass...

200-300 more students walkout in protest of ICE

by Javier Powell | Feb 20, 2026 | Community, Law Enforcement | 0

Los Banos student walk-out protests continued last week, with an estimated 200-300 students,...

Body recovered in missing person search

by Corey Pride | Feb 20, 2026 | First Responders | 0

The body of a woman has been identified after having gone missing for 11 days following a dune buggy crash into a canal, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. Lupita Lizbeth Zuniga-Ontiveros, 21, of Stockton, is...