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Contentious transmission line before council
RIPON – The concern over a possible power transmission project that could end up severely impacting family farming operations is attracting the attention of the Ripon City Council.
Will council bite at dog park plans?
It's a doggone dilemma if there ever was one. The Manteca City Council is being asked tonight to approve a dog park site plan for Woodward Park at the corner of Bridewell and Woodward avenues when they meet at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center, 1001 W. Center St. The funding to create the park that has $108,000 in upfront costs would have to come from the park fee fund reserve that has a demand ...
Cookbook marks SSJID’s district’s centennial year
A recipe book has become an inside joke among the women employees and general manager of South San Joaquin Irrigation District.
Drive-thru dinner helps family struggling to pay costs of treatment
The hyperbaric chamber sessions that Mauricio Araniz has to undergo aren't cheap. At more than $150 each – with several recommended every week by the doctors that are overseeing his rehabilitation – the mounting bills and the slow progress of a long recovery present both the young man and his family with a daunting future. And the fact that his health insurance company refuses to cover any of the treatments makes the entire situation that ...
Foreclosure yields ammo dump
Manteca Police are looking for the automatic weapons that go with the 1,000 rounds of ammunition they discovered Sunday in a vacated residence in the 1000 block of Mission Ridge Drive.
Don’t forget our soldiers
It all seemed so simple for Leanna Galang when she first decided to adopt-a-soldier as her part to make sure that at least one person fighting for America's freedom in the Middle East got a dose of home.
Saving city jobs may cost private sector jobs
It's a political paradox. At the same time municipal staff is asking Manteca's elected leaders to consider outsourcing some functions to save money they are lobbying for a plan to assume work that has already been outsourced to save city jobs. The proposal to assign four park maintenance workers to the landscape maintenance districts isn't as much about saving $350,000 in the general fund as the city isn't currently doing the work as it is ...
Family Fun & Fitness Expo this Saturday at Sierra High campus
The Manteca Children's Foundation will be hosting a Family Fun and Fitness Expo on Saturday, May 23.
A more inviting ‘front door’ on the way
Weeds have greeted visitors at Manteca's front door – the Highway 99/Yosemite Avenue interchange – since the original structure was constructed in 1955.
Blow transformer blacks out most of Ripon
RIPON - A city-wide electrical outage took most of the power out in the Ripon community shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday night as temperatures were still in the 90s after a scorching day of triple-digit above normal temperatures.
Manteca events honor those who have served America
Four days honoring those who served America – from Manteca's most decorated soldier to the latest Manteca soldier to lay down his life for his country - takes place this Friday through Memorial Day.
Boys & Girls Clubs holds art contest
This past week the Boys and Girls Clubs of Manteca and Lathrop held an art contest with the help of Staples store and a Glen Pew, a local artist and woodworker.
MANTECA RELAY FOR LIFE
The 24-Hour "Relay for Life" American Cancer Society fundraiser and awareness event took place at Sierra High's Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.
Ripon relay for Life
American Cancer Society's 24 Hour Ripon Relay for Life took place on Saturday.
Something Special
Manteca Soroptimists' Something Special luncheon featuring theme table settings took place Sunday at the MRPS Hall.
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Crosswalk, flashers get OK for Cottage at Brookdale Way
A crosswalk with flashing beacons on each side of the street to alert motorists there may be pedestrians will be installed later this year on Cottage Avenue at Brookdale Way.
Stay-at-home mom & her bundle of joy
Jessica Becker knows what it's like to be there when her daughter wakes up every morning and when she goes to bed every night – relishing in the bundle of joy and energy that 4-year-old Lauren brings to her family.
Fire engine, picnic shelters
What could Manteca do with an extra $1.8 million?
6-year-old dies following bathtub mishap
Charlie Jayne Crandall Davis was a happy 6-year-old who wore red-framed glasses, loved to dance and refused to be defined by Down's Syndrome.
Council chambers work: $787K
It cost just under $30,000 in 1924 to build Manteca's original brick two-story city hall that still stands across from the downtown Library Park.
Get ready for 40 mph speed limit on Cottage
The speed limit on Cottage Avenue is going to go up by a third.
Jack Miller joins Hall of Fame
Jack Miller - a coach and teacher lauded for his "pay-it-forward attitude" - is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.
Home is where the travel agent is
When the foreclosure crisis leveled the local economy, June Hum knew she was in for a bad trip.
FUN TIME AHEAD
FUN Club Program Inc. has a new location with more room and amenities. But, according to Rev. Quincy McClain, the message remains the same: "Education, education, education," she said on Friday. McClain is the director for FUN – an acronym for Friday Unity Night in the Neighborhood – for the past six years. The previous five were held at her Southside Christian Church at 314 Locust Ave., Manteca. "Every Friday night after the FUN Club, ...
$2.6M upgrade for Austin/99
Moffat Boulevard between Austin Road and Woodward Avenue will be widened to four lanes under a $2.6 million plan to secure employment centers in the first phase of the 1,050-acre Austin Road Business Park. Ramps at the Austin Road and Highway 99 interchange would be widened including allowing the southbound off ramp to 99 to have two left turn lanes and a right turn lane. There would also be traffic signals at the off ramps. ...
‘Bowling alley’ yard maximizes every inch of space
Robi and Ray Cornelius describe their Del Webb home's back yard as something akin to a two-lane bowling alley. Yet, the garden that they have created in that limited space is nothing close to a "tunnel vision," as Robi Cornelius puts it.
STORYBOOK ENDING?
Shelves and stacks of books, some reaching from floor to ceiling, create a labyrinth inside this Main Street store.
Generations facility may open by next summer
LATHROP – A few months ago it was unofficially known as the "teen center."
Cinco de Mayo celebration Sunday at downtown Manteca’s Library Park
Everything from a low rider car show to Mexican bands are part of the free Manteca Cinco de Mayo celebration taking place this Sunday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Library Park in downtown Manteca.
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