By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent “Atwater is the Place to Be on the 4th of July!” And that’s not just a clever marketing slogan for this year’s citywide Independence Day celebration.  It’s the ...

They say it takes confidence, persuasiveness, negotiation skills and the ability to read a room to be a successful auctioneer ...

By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett Special to the Times Traveling Highway 140 east of Merced and west of Mariposa, you will ...