Holiday Affair set for Dec. 16

Manteca Soroptimists are planning their upcoming 30th Annual Holiday Affair.

OLD FAMILIAR FACES

Brett Lewis is confident and goes as far to say that he's developed somewhat of a swagger.

Stuff the Bus

Ripon VFW Auxiliary sends gifts to GIs in Iraq & Afghanistan

RIPON - Sheri Layson, president of the Ripon Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary, is working hard to see that gift boxes get shipped out in time for the holidays to troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Auto thefts on slight upswing

Vehicle thefts after dropping for four straight years are on a slight upswing in Manteca.

Ripon tiff over 1945 vs. 1874 date on arch sign

RIPON – Time dating downtown Ripon seemed like the perfect finishing touch for archways that capped an extensive renovation project that replaced nearly all street surfaces with pavers and helped add a retro element to the central district.

Union Road/120 interchange proposal now at environmental review stage

Fifteen years ago you couldn't access Union Road from the Highway 120 Bypass.

Board honors spelling bee winners

Trustees of the Manteca Unified School District will recognize winners of the recent Spelling Bee at Tuesday's board meeting.

Tracy motor officers salute retiring lieutenant

RIPON - It was a class act – a police escort – for Ken Bunch of Ripon on his last day as a lieutenant with the Tracy Police Department.

‘THE MESSIAH’

SONdance plans pair of performances

SONdance is once again preparing for its annual presentation of "A Christmas to Remember."

COPS SHOP FOR KIDS

Manteca Library winter holiday hours

Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library facilities including the Manteca branch will be closed for several days in December for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Concerts, parade, ballet & wild game feed events on tap

There's plenty of holiday happenings taking place in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop.

When in America, speak.... Spanish?

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

WATER WAR ON HORIZON

A water war is about to erupt on the Stanislaus River.

TRIPLE BLESSING

Three girls – believed to be identical triplets – were born to a Manteca couple last week who already have two children at home.

Manteca’s goal: 5th fire station, new police office

Manteca needs to restore police and firefighting staffing to prerecession levels.

Library landscaping facelift on Arbor Day

The Manteca Public Library landscape facelift continues on Friday.

Tesla bringing jobs to Lathrop

It's a business at the forefront of the movement towards fossil fuel-free transportation.

‘ACT LIKE ZACH, SMILE LIKE ZACH’

Zachariah Gomez Hernandez smiled.

SSJID taking delivery of federal power

Electricity generated at federal facilities will start powering the South San Joaquin Irrigation District offices and a portion of the agency's pumps starting in 2015.

Candidates’ forum to feature three SJCOE superintendent candidates

STOCKTON - An open forum featuring the three candidates running for superintendent of San Joaquin County Office of Education will be held Thursday, April 24, in the Fireside Room of Central United Methodist Church in Stockton, 3700 Pacific Avenue. The event, which is open to the public free of charge, will begin with a "meet and greet" starting at 6:15 p.m. followed by the presentation of the candidates at 6:30 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow nearly empty

Just over a month ago the Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park was busting at the seams with squatters.

Steve Winter joining Hall of Fame

Steve Winter - a Manteca High Buffalo through and through for 40 years first as a student, then as a teacher and coach, next as an administrator, and then five years as principal - is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.

Distracted driver kills pedestrian

Distracted driving involving a cell phone is believed to be responsible for the death of a 14-year-old pedestrian.

Uranium & arsenic well levels too high

LATHROP – It took eight years before Lathrop's Well 21 – constructed to serve the Mossdale and River Islands developments – was considered safe enough to bring online to augment the city's water system.

Ripon sets massive yard sale

The City of Ripon is holding its annual Community Yard Sale at the Mistlin Sports Complex on Saturday, May 3, from 7 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

COMIC BOOK ARTIST

At an early age, Ramon Villalobos knew he wanted to be a comic book artist.

Villalobos illustrates ‘What If? Age of Ultron’

Ramon Villalobos is thrilled to be part of Marvel Comic's "What If: Age of Ultron" series.