Dos Palos

• Merced County, Oct 30

  Dos Palos Fire Deal, Elections Warehouse Crash Head to Supervisors on Election Day

  Merced County supervisors meet Nov. 3 to vote on an open-ended agreement for Fire Station 76, an emergency repair at the elections warehouse and a 10-year lease at Castle Airport.

  

• Merced County, Oct 30

  Still holding your ballot? Skip the mailbox if you can

  Election Day is Tuesday. The county recommended mailing ballots by Oct. 28, so a drop box or vote center is now the safer way to make sure yours counts.

• Merced County, Oct 30

  Merced County declares emergency to get ahead of a possible El Niño winter

  The declaration is meant to speed up preparations after federal forecasters put the odds of a very strong El Niño above 90%.