Board may tweak bus reduction strategy

Trustees of the Manteca Unified School District could look to tweak the "no bus zone" on Tuesday.

Businessman makes dough to make money

Oudom Rattanachane knew he had something special when he purchased a Pizza Guys franchise within walking distance of Manteca High school.

TEAMSTERS PICNIC MARKS LABOR DAY

Kid Zones opening at Veritas, Cowell schools

Manteca Parks & Recreation Department is launching a Kids Zone After School Program at Veritas Elementary School.

Manteca Lions plan calamari, pasta dinner on Sept. 19 at senior center

On the surface it's just another community dinner hosted by a service club where people from all different social circles will show up for a good meal and a good time.

Ripon Chamber of Commerce plans 25th annual Main Street Day Oct. 17

RIPON - The Ripon Chamber of Commerce will present the 25th Annual Main Street Day & Car Show in Ripon on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Emergency shelters allowed ‘by right’

HOPE Ministries' inital choice for Manteca's first family shelter in the early 1990s was a home on the 100 block of North Lincoln Avenue.

Families displaced by tear gas after bank robbery in need of donations

Six Manteca residents have been displaced from their homes for at least two weeks – if not longer – due to the aftermath of Friday's Bank of America robbery and subsequent 12-hour standoff in a South Lincoln Avenue duplex.

Winds fail to stop the fun at Color the Skies event

RIPON - The organizers of The Color the Skies Over Ripon hot air balloon event that drew thousands of enthusiasts early Saturday morning didn't let a 22 mile per hour wind dampen their spirits.

Top cooks donate winnings to food bank

The top two winners in the recent chili cook-off benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank did not bring home their prizes.

4th straight month of 30 plus new housing starts

August was the best month for new housing starts in Manteca in more than two years with construction starting on 37 new homes.

Delicato grape juice available Sept. 19 for home winemakers

Delicato will host the 74th Annual Juice Days from Saturday, Sept. 19 through Monday Sept. 28 this year. Delicato has been supplying fresh grape juice to home winemakers since the winery began in 1935. Winery founder Gaspare Indelicato, enjoyed meeting old friends and sharing a glass of wine with them as he crushed their grapes. Gaspare's family continues the tradition of providing grape juice for home winemakers in honor of his memory and as a tribute to their winemaking heritage.

Tickets now on sale for old-fashioned social, turkey BBQ benefitting museum

An old-fashioned tri-tip and turkey barbecue social is in its 17th year benefitting the Manteca Historical Society and Museum.

Lathrop Days offers contest for chili lovers

What's the key to making good chili?

1989: Record crowd attends annual Delicato Grape Stomp

Gearing up for 200-year flood

Get ready for a 200-year flood.

Former school sites proposed for 58 homes

Two parcels once set aside for elementary school sites may soon have the sound of nails being hammered to create 58 new homes.

Lathrop asking Uncle Sam for more money

LATHROP – It's simple logic.