''Merced County Times'' is a weekly

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Merced County Merced County ( ), is a county located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley, in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 281,202. The county seat is Merced. The county is named after ...

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, USA. Founded in 1964, the ''Times'' has a circulation of 5,600 and is published every Thursday. ''Merced County Times'' is owned by Mid Valley Publications, an employee owned company

History

''Merced County Times'' was founded in 1964 by John M. Derby on his kitchen table with only a camera and a Remington noiseless

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.http://www.mercedcountytimes.net/content/2008-11-06/00263

References

External links

''Merced County Times'' official website
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