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As midterm nears, election officials place emphasis on ballot drop boxes (opens the original)
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MERCED, Calif. — Ballots will begin to hit voter mailboxes starting Oct. 5, and elections officials in Merced County are urging voters to drop them off at a ballot drop box – which officials are expanding. Melvin Levey, the Merced County Registrar of Voters, said the county is providing more than double the required number of 10 drop boxes — at 21. “We want to make sure that we're giving voters as many options as possible to have a drop box, a secure drop box, directly to Merced County elections
‘This is the magical part.’ How historians are uncovering the mystery behind Valley 7UP signs (opens the original)
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MERCED, Calif. — It was a bustling afternoon in the heart of downtown Merced, and Kern County historian Mike McCoy craned his neck to stare up at a billboard with faded red paint and neon casings. The billboard is advertising the soda brand 7UP. It features the decades-old slogans “Fresh Up with 7UP” and “It likes you!” “I think it’s beautiful,” McCoy said in awe. “See the bubbles? The bubbles would have moved.” McCoy stopped for lunch at the Mexican restaurant next to the sign while on a road t
Sept. 16: Why A Handful Of Vintage 7UP Signs Remain In The Central Valley (opens the original)
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Drive through the San Joaquin Valley, and you’ll stumble upon at least four massive billboards from the mid-20th century advertising the soda brand 7UP. Where did they come from – and why are they here? KVPR’s Rachel Livinal reports on the quest by a few historians to learn the origins of these mysterious signs. Plus, the latest news headlines: Diocese of Fresno faces retirement plan crisis; and a Kings County judge faces a criminal charge. Today’s episode is hosted by Soreath Hok and produced b
At Merced College, tension remains over free speech following media reports (opens the original)
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This story was published as part of a series called Paper Trails and Transfers in collaboration with The Merced FOCUS. MERCED, Calif. — During an academic senate meeting last month, multiple Merced College faculty members voiced concern over rising tensions on campus and within administration, and called for peace. The senate meeting on Aug. 27 was the first one of the new semester. The body me again on Thursday. More than 10 academic senators and employees from the college stood up at the last
Fresno Nightcrawler makes another appearance — on Fresno County library cards (opens the original)
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FRESNO, Calif. — A special, limited-edition library card is keeping the lore of a spooky Fresno creature alive. The Fresno County Library is offering a library card with the Fresno Nightcrawler on its cover. Officials wrote in a press release the special edition card featuring the famed local cryptid will only be offered in September in celebration of Library Card Sign-Up Month. The Fresno Nightcrawler, known as a mysterious white creature with long legs and a head where hips would be, was first
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