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Manteca may pay Anderson 209 BMX Race Team $7,500 for the first year to maintain the city's new yet-to-open BMX track.

Brown hired as MUSD fiscal services director

Virginia Brown was named director of fiscal services for Manteca Unified.

Last dance for Club Leon?

Sixty days ago Manteca civic leaders agreed to give Club Leon's new owner time to correct a long list of problems and concerns.

St. Anthony’s harvest fete: Family fun, food & games

Manteca's longest-running annual weekend event is again offering a slew of attractions for the entire family.

Lathrop stages first 24 Hour Relay for Life

LATHROP – The youngest Lathrop Relay for Life participant could not even walk. After all, he was just 10 months old.

Got it in you to make best scarecrow in Manteca?

Think you've got the right stuff to make the best scarecrow in Manteca?

Poker run benefits children’s home

It was an excited "Hi-5" for a wide-eyed Stockton police officer who won the Doctors Hospital charity poker run Saturday morning – a $200 surprise.

Extra hot time helps 2nd Harvest Food Bank

If you think Saturday's 104 degrees was hot, think again.

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1939: Manteca High one of the state’s lowest in per pupil spending for schools

Muslims planning to build mosque

With his knees on an Islamic prayer rug facing Mecca, Imam Mohammed El Farra led several dozen Muslims through their Friday prayers on the first day of Ramadan – the ninth month of the Islamic calendar where fasting is the norm to teach modesty and sacrifice.

Bartending is a true labor of love

It might seem like a glamorous job to those who walk through the front door and grab a seat at the booth.

MPD officer places 1st in motorcycle event

The Manteca Police motorcycle unit of five officers did well in Saturday's competition hosted by the Rancho Cordova Police Department – definitely making a name for themselves among their peers.

How much would you pay for a firefighters double date?

Two "cover models" - Manteca Fire Captain David Marques and Manteca Firefighter John Viss - have agreed to volunteer to help the Manteca Boys & Girls Club raise funds to keep the doors open during the current tough economic times to serve 1,500 kids.

$2M facelift for two miles of Louise Ave.

A two-mile stretch of Louise Avenue is getting a $2 million makeover between Airport Way and Main Street this spring.

Court ruling shoots down ‘good cause’ for concealed guns

A federal appeals court known for its liberal-leanings struck down a mandate on Thursday that could make it easier for California residents to obtain concealed weapons permits.

Their love is still in full bloom

There's still magic in the air between Michele and Eric Davis – a Manteca couple who will have been married 25 years on Saturday.

Ripon’s Mary Cariged marks 102nd birthday

Mary Cariged of Ripon celebrated her 102nd birthday on Wednesday.

George ‘Pumpkin King’ & Vi Perry

When George and Violet Perry celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary, their five children knew exactly what special song they were going to dedicate to their parents to mark that momentous day.

Chance meeting led to love at first sight, then marriage

In 2006, the Seattle Seahawks made their first-ever Super Bowl appearance, facing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field in Detroit.