Grizzle earns highest honor for DeMolay

Johnny Grizzle of Manteca will be in invested with the Honorary Legion of Honor at ceremonies held at San Francisco's Scottish Rite Temple, this Sunday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m..

ODDS & ENDS

Mistlin donates 20 acres for park

RIPON - It was a gift of love for his community: $1.4 million in property to expand the 80-acre Mistlin Sports Park in Ripon.

Holman earns nod as Lathrop police chief

LATHROP – San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sheriff's Captain Eric Holman as Lathrop's new police chief.

Rains turn Milestone into a temporary water feature

LATHROP – Lathrop residents living around Milestone Manor Park woke up on Tuesday to a picturesque water feature after the night's driving rain accompanied by wind gusts of up to 45 mph.

El Rey: Manteca’s grand dame in 1937

It was the grand dame of Manteca.

Boys & Girls Club member profile

Name: Sarah Reynolds, age 12

Water features keep bubbling up

There were no high-profile water features in Manteca seven years ago.

Ripon team may head for Haiti to provide care for victims

RIPON - Dr. Kent Hufford of Ripon has put a medical team together scheduled to fly to earthquake ravaged Haiti Wednesday night – a trip that now may or may not happen.

Tow surcharge helps reduce injury collisions on city streets

If a Manteca Police officer orders your vehicle towed you'll going to pay a lot more in the coming weeks to get your car back.

Two more park playgrounds upgraded

Manteca's multiple year campaign to upgrade neighborhood park playgrounds is two steps closer to completion.

Back home from living in expensive paradise

Albert Carrasco had a lot to look forward to after packing up all of his worldly belongings and sending them to Hawaii – the tropical paradise that he would soon call home and the place he would welcome the newest extension to his growing family.

New Lathrop police chief announcement expected today

LATHROP - There will be no Lathrop City Council meeting tonight.

Library hosts estate planning

Three free educational seminars concerning estate and long-term care planning, probate, and living trusts will be presented during January by attorney Gina B. Leguira at the Manteca Branch Library.

Free food distribution set for Thursday

Low-income residents of San Joaquin County will be able to obtain free government surplus food on Thursday, January 21, at locations throughout San Joaquin County. Distribution will continue until supplies are exhausted.

Five die in crash in heavy fog

Five people from two vehicles died Tuesday in the heavy early morning fog on Van Allen Road at Highway 4 in eastern San Joaquin County, according to CHP spokesman James Smith.

Contestants sought for 2015 Manteca Youth Focus effort

Share your talents. Give back to the community. Earn money for college. Expand your leadership skills. Learn how to write a résumé. Gain confidence in public speaking. Make new friends. Wear a cool crown.

Police chief talks Thursday before Patriots

The Manteca Patriots will be holding their first meeting of 2015 on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Angelano's Restaurant.

Discount for downtown merchants

Over 400 Vendors from all over California and beyond will take part in one of Manteca's largest events, the Crossroads Street Faire.

Police clear out 5 encampments

Manteca cleared out five illegal homeless encampments on Saturday including one that at one point had more than 20 squatters on Caltrans property.

FIGHTING BACK

Iraq combat veteran Nick Cargill was out of bed Sunday.

Sen. Galgiani proposes ADA reform

The wave of Americans with Disability Act lawsuits that plagued Manteca and Ripon businesses over the course of the last year could be stalled if a bill introduced by State Senator Cathleen Galgiani takes effect.

River Islands: 400 homes on 2014?

River Islands at Lathrop is on pace to build nearly 400 homes this year.

Did Drain violate school board bylaws?

In December, newly installed Board of Trustees member Ashley Drain met with Weston Ranch High School officials as she tried to intervene and prevent a student from being suspended.

Wanted: Quilts & cloth dolls for 36th show

Calling on all artistic piece-makers: The 36th annual Manteca Quilters Guild is looking for entries to display at their 36th annual Quilt & Doll Show.

Board governance focus for meeting

Should members of the Manteca Board of Trustees be allowed to use their smart phones during closed- and open-session meetings? Under what instances should board members be permitted to deploy their electronic devices, if at all?

Ripon plans search for top school administrator

When Bill Draa agreed to stay on as superintendent of the Ripon Unified School District, he did so under a two-year pact.

COSTLY HOUSING

Manteca apartment rents increased a record 13.7 percent in 2014.

Renters looking to buy homes

Tina Murphy can't wait until her lease is over.

Residents staging rally for Manteca Police today

Shim Lacy-Watson wants to thank the men and women of the Manteca Police Department, and she's inviting the community to join her in celebration.