Rains causing plenty of trouble for area farmers

April showers bring May flowers. But for area farmers, they would like to see the rains go away at least for a while.

Medicinal users fret about high cost of indoor pot growing

Three users of medicinal marijuana are concerned they won't be able to afford to grow their cannabis now that the Manteca City Council is adopting rules requiring them to raise it inside a closed structure.

Cash for clunker appliances = big savings

You wouldn't expect people to be lining up at the crack of dawn to buy energy and water efficient washing machines as well as energy saving refrigerators.

MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE

Conserving drinking water & tax dollars

Manteca has found a way to keep the grass green and to save taxpayers green at the same time.

Help sought to spruce up EU Cemetery for Memorial Day weekend

Clean-up day at Manteca's historic East Union Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies will take place Saturday, April 24.

It’ll cost $1.14 a day to ride Ripon school bus

RIPON - A student riding a Ripon Unified school bus is going to be paying about 50 cents more per day for a total of $1.14. That is in contrast with other cities like Tracy where students are charged $2 per day to ride to and from school.

FFA livestock may graze at school site

The Rustic School site could soon benefit Manteca Unified students.

Motorcycle crash victims still critical

The two motorcycle crash victims from the Saturday midnight head-on collision on Woodward Avenue west of McKinley Avenue are still listed in critical condition in hospitals in Sacramento and Modesto.

Manteca labs make big splash at Bass Pro Shops

Sonny and Meggie made quite a splash at the Bass Pro Shops.

MAKING MUSIC

Scenes for the GK Music Saturday Grand Opening

CANCER SURVIVORS

Board recognizing Shasta teacher’s accomplishment

She's the 2010 recipient of the Cortopassi Family Foundation Excellence in Mathematic Award.

E-waste, shredding nets more than $4K for cancer society

RIPON - The only shredding event that asked for donations in the region over the past weekend drew over $4,000 from 110 vehicles that also dropped off their e-waste as behind a medical practice in Ripon Saturday morning.

From $680K homes to blight in 5 years?

Should the turn-of-the21st-century neighborhoods southeast of the Airport Way and Highway 120 Bypass interchange where homes once sold for as much as $680,000 just five years ago be targeted for redevelopment due to a high rate of foreclosures?

Lathrop Road may widen to four lanes

When it's completed the grade separation on Lathrop Road will cement the thoroughfare's status as the city's transportation core.

Bar brawl part of lesson plan for teens

For 16 years, Joe Waller uses this time of year to convert his Careers in Law Enforcement class room into a barroom.

Making PG&E offer next step

Lloyd Haworth insisted.

Giving gift of memory with CDs

In her final months, Frances Loureiro may have forgotten the lyrics to her favorite songs, but the beat and rhythm reverberated through her soul, connecting her with family and friends one last time.

Holiday house show benefits foster kids

Jeff Saunders has his house spruced up for the holiday.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

STOCKTON – It took 63 months, millions of dollars and a community coalition that seemed to swell as more time went on.

Storm slams SJ Valley

Tumbleweeds blowing cross the 120 Bypass, minor street flooding, and a few downed trees and power lines was the worst that Mother Nature could throw at Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop in the biggest storm to pass through the Northern San Joaquin Valley since October 2008.

210 turkeys needed for Christmas meals

Another 210 turkeys and no family in need that requested turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year at Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop food closets will go without.

Lathrop Christmas parade on Saturday

LATHROP – Arnita Montiel remembers Mo Iorio as fun loving and gregarious.

Honoring valor in flight

Kevin Custer clutched the microphone in one hand, thanking those that came before him – his father, his grandfathers, his uncles and his cousins – for bringing him to this moment.

Marathon power fight going into second day

STOCKTON – The arguments were the same.

Denman celebrates 100th birthday today

Milestone birthdays beg for more than one bash.

GIVING TREE

For the sixth year in a row, all residents at Manteca Care and Rehabilitation Center are receiving gifts from Santa this Christmas.

Retired school teacher is the Piano Man

David Strait is not only an accomplished educator but a man with a passion to serve the senior citizen community at Manteca's retirement communities by sitting at a keyboard during the dinner hour and playing.

Friends of the Library reception honors volunteers

The Tracy Friends of the Library played host to a reception celebrating the efforts of Friends of the Library groups throughout San Joaquin County. Representatives from the various Friends group took that opportunity to meet and share information about what they are doing in their local communities.