Free health fair part of upcoming Ripon Main Street Days on Oct. 17

RIPON – The rising cost of health care doesn't mean that you have to go without the periodic checks that produce the early warning signs of more serious problems.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT BASKETBALl LEAGUE

LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW

Fee designed to preserve ag land

Vineyards, almond orchards and strawberry fields will disappear when the proposed 1,049-acre Austin Road Business Park is fully developed.

Playground work set for Springtime & Sequoia

Two more parks are on target to have aging playground equipment replaced.

Council ponders future city hall, police station & corp yard

What will come first – a new police station, a new city hall, or an expanded corporation yard?

Schempers celebrate 70 years together

RIPON - It is a love story that began in the Southland – in Long Beach – where Leonard Schemper told his girl friend Ann that he loved her and asked her to marry him.

Eagle Scout project helping clothe needy

Lane McMurtrey is focused on clothing the less fortunate for his Eagle Scout project.

MANTECA PUMPKIN FAIR FUN

Pumpkin party still on a roll after 40 years

Forty years ago George Perry was among the pumpkin growers who decided to do something about the braggarts in Half Moon Bay who claimed they were the "Pumpkin Capital of the World."

2009 PUMPKIN RUN

There were 289 participants in Saturday's 2009 Pumpkin Run staged by the Manteca Unified Student Trust along the Tidewater Bikeway.

1,000 plus pairs of socks for needy tots

Most 11 year olds are thinking about their next video game purchase, hurrying home to watch their favorite TV show or playing football or soccer outside with friends. In that sense Nicolas Perez is just like his peers.

1969: Fire-damaged Manteca High building & tower are demolished

Industrial Park: Job generating success story

It may not be as flashy as Spreckels Park and it doesn't hold the promise of thousands upon thousands of new jobs like Austin Business Park, but the Manteca Industrial Park is still chugging along providing well over 1,000 jobs even in today's shaky economy.

Amazon showcases cutting edge tech

Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, unveiled its state-of-the-art Fulfillment Center in Tracy more than a year after it was launched in 2013 with 1,000 full-time workers.

IT DIDN’T WORK

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Year of You begins anew with two participants, Jeanette Balmut and Joshua Messersmith. Each will train with a local gym with dueling styles and philosophies over the next 12 months, and their journeys will play out on the pages of the Manteca Bulletin each week.

Obama draws praise on community college

Devonte Jenkins has one semester left before he's done at Modesto Junior College and headed off to Southern California to fulfill his lifelong dream of attending film school.

104-year-old‘s shares secret to long life

Dorothy Radisich's secret to a youthful look is in her breakfast. Her first meal of the day consists of wheat germ, oatmeal, and flakes.

GETTING HER GROOVE BACK

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Year of You begins anew with two participants, Jeanette Balmut and Joshua Messersmith. Each will train with a local gym with dueling styles and philosophies over the next 12 months, and their journeys will play out on the pages of the Manteca Bulletin each week. A story on Messermith will appear in Wednesday's Bulletin.

Accidents up 27% in 6 years

Manteca's accident numbers since 2009 have increased 4.5 times faster than the population.

Mass, celebration mark Santo Nino feast day

The day Pope Francis concluded his three-day visit to the Philippines, the Filipinos in Manteca were playing host to parishioners from more than a dozen parishes in the Diocese of Stockton for the annual celebration of the Feast of Santo Nino.

Mantecan celebrates 104th birthday today

It's Dorothy Radisich Day at St. Jude Care Center today. The former nurse and Manteca resident is celebrating a major milestone seldom heard of – her 104th birthday.

Uncle, can you help?

It's going to cost $15 million to extend Daniels Street and put in place infrastructure essential to turn 187 acres of city-owned wastewater treatment plant land into an economic juggernaut for Manteca built around leisure industries.

RATES STAY LOW

Water costs for farmers in the Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts are going up in 2015.

Police chief: Felonies drop in Manteca

Forget the fancy charts and the complicated graphs - the message was simple.

RUOK team honors memory of Manteca client

The Are You Okay team of the Manteca Seniors Helping Area Residents and Police volunteer corps were emotional as they witnessed the planting of a tree in St. Francis Park for a Manteca woman they checked on her condition in her home every day.

Ripon working to secure ACE service

The City of Ripon has been working with the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission about the possibilities of locating an Altamont Commuter Express train stop near downtown.

Ripon seeks input in its search for superintendent

What are some of the qualities necessary for the next superintendent of the Ripon Unified School District?

Lathrop cut water use by 17% during 2014

Lathrop used 17 percent less water in 2014.