MARVIN MEARS: MIRACLE MAN

"It's such a relief – it feels good!"

Kaiser issues pink slips to Manteca hospital employees

Kaiser Hospital in Manteca handed out pink slips to an undetermined number of employees Tuesday morning – part of a Northern California region cut back.

Encouraging news for girl with heart defect

Casey Lynn Bauer received plenty of attention during last February's Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.

Manteca Rec offerings Kid Zone, before school program

Manteca Parks & Recreation has started this year's Before School Program, PM Kinderzone and Kids Zone program.

ODDS & ENDS

Roth Road closure next week

Roth Road will be temporarily closed to through traffic from Tuesday, Aug. 18, through Thursday, Aug. 20, while the Union Pacific Railroad replaces a railway crossing.

POINT LOBOS STATE RESERVE

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA - It has been called "the greatest meeting of land and water in the world."

Chamber rolls out new magazine

Manteca's pitch to lure new retail and employment opportunities to the community is delineated in the Chamber of Commerce's new Manteca Magazine & Business Directory.

Tidewater history is subject of museum program

Just 25 years ago trains ran where the Tidewater Bikeway cuts through the heart of Manteca from Lathrop Road to Spreckels Avenue.

162 new home starts so far in ‘09

The song of the skill saws accented with the rat-a-tat of hammers has returned to Manteca.

Tighter budget imperils Ripon programs

RIPON – Falling revenues means Ripon Unified students and parents may find out in the coming months that programs they have expected to always be there – the reader's workshop as one example – could be history.

The long walk for the first day of school

LATHROP – Isaiah Robles woke up shortly before 6 a.m. Monday in order to make the long walk to school.

Love INC gathers Thursday to discuss community needs

Love In the Name of Christ – or Love INC of Manteca – will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Community Church, 815 Lathrop Road.

Many ways to make a difference

Making a difference in today's world comes in even the smallest efforts – a philosophy that will soon be introduced to Ripon students participating in the Give Every Child A Chance after school program.

Diners like police chief chatting with them over breakfast

There wasn't a cup of coffee in Police Chief Dave Bricker's hand as he circulated the booths at The Waffle Shop Saturday morning talking to residents about everything from traffic to gangs.

Manteca home values up $66,750

The value of existing Manteca homes rebounded 35.4 percent during 2013 with the median selling price jumping $66,750.

PIONEER DESCENDANT

Almost every Tuesday morning, Ron Howe volunteers his time and service to the Manteca Historical Museum.

Upgrades for tennis courts get approval

Manteca's tennis courts are getting upgrades.

Atheists, freethinkers gathering at Manteca Library

David Diskin doesn't want to offend anybody.

Two men escape car fire

Two Manteca men in their early 20s survived a flash fire in their 1996 Chevy Lumina Monday afternoon as it was parked in a rural dirt driveway on Peach Avenue west of Union Road shortly before 2 p.m.

Ernie’s chef back on TV

Top Chef launched chef Michael Midgley's star as a small-town cook with big-league potential.

Mayor: Time to step up water conservation

Manteca Mayor Willie Weatherford wants the city staff to start taking steps to reduce water waste now and not later.

Library town halls set in South County cities

What are the immediate and long-term library needs of Lathrop, Manteca, and Ripon?

There are 25 days left to donate

When Jennifer Munoz came up with the idea for trying to raise $3,000 to overhaul Santa's Downtown Manteca home, she knew it was going to be a long shot.