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.
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 ...
The Manteca Children's Foundation will be hosting a Family Fun and Fitness Expo on Saturday, May 23.
Weeds have greeted visitors at Manteca's front door – the Highway 99/Yosemite Avenue interchange – since the original structure was constructed in 1955.
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.
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.
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.
The 24-Hour "Relay for Life" American Cancer Society fundraiser and awareness event took place at Sierra High's Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.
American Cancer Society's 24 Hour Ripon Relay for Life took place on Saturday.
Manteca Soroptimists' Something Special luncheon featuring theme table settings took place Sunday at the MRPS Hall.
CenterPoint Properties is getting ready to spend $360,000 on environmental and master plan studies needed to turn empty fields into a teeming employment complex with 4 million square feet.
Most people look at a wall and see just a wall. Tom and Gayl Wilson see walls as a potential way to showcase the culture, history, economy, people, and art of Manteca.
The 24-Hour "Relay for Life" American Cancer Society fundraiser and awareness event took place at Sierra High's Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium. The Relay for Life event ends today at 9 a.m.
East Union will no longer be known as the cemetery with no name come this Memorial Day. Manteca Historical Society and Museum board members voted to purchase a plaque for the historic cemetery, and dedication ceremonies will be held immediately following Memorial Day services there at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 25. While the old memorial arch has a name, it says, "Union Cemetery" and many people, particularly those coming from out-of-town, find it difficult to ...
Doctors Hospital of Manteca recognized their health care nurses and other staff members Wednesday as part of the National Nurses Week and National Hospital and Healthcare Week.
Carlon Perry leans forward onto his forearms, peering over the top of reading glasses.
LATHROP - Pat Mitchell, watched intently as the first two 11 ton bridge sections were lowered into place Thursday morning to connect the production lines of California Natural Products with his six story Power Automation Systems (PAS) storage facility on the east side of McKinley Avenue.
Manteca, Ripon and Lathrop could become more than just neighboring communities at least when it comes to wastewater.
LATHROP – Joyce Gatto has many fond memories of Vera Walquist for a number of reasons.
Nikki Freitas pinned down quivering lips as she surveyed the newest panel in the Welcome Home Heroes series.
LATHROP - It's been a few years since the City of Lathrop financed its way into an additional allotment from the South San Joaquin Irrigation District's surface water treatment plant.
A handful of kids are going to get a chance to think out of the box when it comes to perceptions about the homeless.
Federal authorities are intentionally flooding low land along the Stanislaus River in a test to see whether it will help increase the chances of salmon fingerlings making it to the Delta.
Your federal tax dollars funneled through the City of Manteca are paying Charlie Halyer $178.08 an hour and his fellow worker $144.88 an hour. The two are resident engineers. But they aren't being paid that rate to make sure a freeway bridge is built safely. Instead the Caltrop employees are being paid to make sure trees and shrubs planted along the 120 Bypass corridor and part of Highway 99 get enough water. "It's ridiculous," said ...
Efren Juarez had a good thing going with his business that hosted poster tournaments for non-profit organizations.
South San Joaquin Irrigation District had $44.1 million in unrestricted cash and investments at the end of 2012.
LATHROP – Bicycle safety is no laughing matter.