Man Arrested for Weapons and Narcotics Violations
On August 5, 2014 at approximately 8:05 p.m., Los Banos Police Officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Racquet Club Drive for a welfare check. Merced County Child Welfare Services (CWS) reported...
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World Capital Market receivership issues 2nd report, reveals further...
Krista Freitag, the appointed receiver for World Capital Market and its various attached entities has released her 2nd report. The body of the report informs the reader of the complexity of the ponzi...
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LBFD and Cal Fire Training
By Tony F. Dutra, Publisher Last weekend, August 9th and August 10th, the Los Banos Fire Department, along with members of Cal Fire participated in a training session held at Station 1. All full...
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The Los Banos Chamber welcomes Courthouse Diner to our community
By Jerry Knoester A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today, August 6, 2014 to welcome the Courthouse Diner to our business community. The Courthouse Diner is located at 639 9th street in the former...
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Westside Transitional Center Lasagna Lunch Fundraiser
By Mariann Chew On Wednesday August 6th The Los Banos Westside Transitional Mental Health Center offered a delicious lunch of Lasagna, salad, garlic bread and soda for the very reasonable price of...
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Mike Amabile enters ‘The Mayor’s Race’
After months of rumors Mike Amabile has officially entered the mayor’s race. The reasons for my candidacy are straight forward. My Family and I are deeply concerned that the children and citizens of...
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The Beginning of a Great Year
By: Los Banos FFA Reporter Alex Marquez At the first Los Banos FFA meeting of the year the number of students that attended was the most they have seen in years. For full article, please purchase a...
View ArticleCAL FIRE/Merced County Fire Department and Los Banos City Fire Department...
By Fae Leonel Plata/Fae Emilio Valencia Every year, through cooperative mutual-aid agreements, CAL FIRE/Merced County Fire Department and the Los Banos City Fire Department respond to over 300 motor...
View ArticleNow and Then with Rory Moore
The following is an article taken from the Internet… DROUGHT Top 10 US cities running out of water Thursday, August 14, 2014 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer (NaturalNews) The U.S. Drought Monitor has...
View ArticleInvestigation of Local Priest
On Thursday, August 14, 2014, representatives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno contacted the Department after a concerned parent reported inappropriate behavior involving a Los Banos St....
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In loving memory of Ryan Kersthold
Ryan Kersthold December 17, 1983- August 26, 2014 Ryan Kersthold, 30, of Los Banos, CA, passed away on August 26, 2014. Ryan was born in Los Banos, California, to Tami (McAndrews) Kersthold and Ross...
View ArticleLos Banos Residents Donate Blood
By Mariann Chew On Thursday, August 21st many Los Banos residents donated blood from 3:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. to Central Valley Blood Mobile, that was located at The Church of Jesus Christ of...
View ArticleWorknet Hosts Monthly Chamber Mixer
By Mariann Chew This month’s Chamber of Commerce Mixer was held at the Worknet Employment Resource Center located at 800-7th St., Los Banos. Many business professionals and merchants enjoyed the fun...
View ArticleKiwanis Club Member Speaks On Tourette Syndrome
By Mariann Chew At last Tuesday’s Kiwanis Club meeting I was invited to an informative presentation on Tourette Syndrome by Kiwanis member Barbara Spangler. Barbara informed everyone that she is the...
View ArticleHenry Miller Plaza is invaded by Goonies (movie)
By Mariann Chew Movie goers of all ages brought their lawn chairs and blankets to see the free showing of an old, favorite movie of many, enjoyed by children and adults alike. The last movie of this...
View ArticleLBHS Back To School
By Rebecca Richardson Los Banos High School Kicked off Back to School Night on August 20 for the 2014-2015 School year. Parents, families, students and staff gathered in the Multi Purpose Building...
View ArticleTwo great stories tied at the hip
Dear reader, The following tales were found on the internet. It impressed me greatly and hopefully it will do the same for you. Enjoy. Submitted by: Arkady Faktorovich STORY NUMBER ONE : Many years...
View ArticleNow and Then with Rory Moore
Phoney Tales A couple weeks ago we had a service outage and experienced something we had almost forgotten existed; i.e. quietness and time to do things we had almost forgotten to do. They were things...
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Under the big Montana sky
Tony F. Dutra, Publisher With a sprawling Montana cattle ranch as the back drop and surrounded by family and friends from across the United States, Sam Myers and Stephanie Marrison exchanged their...
View ArticleA Visit With Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Azores
By Tony F. Dutra, Publisher I had the great pleasure of meeting Vasco Cordeiro, the President of the Regional Government of the Azores last Tuesday evening, August 26th. My wife and I had been invited...
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