Rains causing plenty of trouble for area farmers

April showers bring May flowers. But for area farmers, they would like to see the rains go away at least for a while.

Medicinal users fret about high cost of indoor pot growing

Three users of medicinal marijuana are concerned they won't be able to afford to grow their cannabis now that the Manteca City Council is adopting rules requiring them to raise it inside a closed structure.

Cash for clunker appliances = big savings

You wouldn't expect people to be lining up at the crack of dawn to buy energy and water efficient washing machines as well as energy saving refrigerators.

MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE

Conserving drinking water & tax dollars

Manteca has found a way to keep the grass green and to save taxpayers green at the same time.

Help sought to spruce up EU Cemetery for Memorial Day weekend

Clean-up day at Manteca's historic East Union Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies will take place Saturday, April 24.

It’ll cost $1.14 a day to ride Ripon school bus

RIPON - A student riding a Ripon Unified school bus is going to be paying about 50 cents more per day for a total of $1.14. That is in contrast with other cities like Tracy where students are charged $2 per day to ride to and from school.

FFA livestock may graze at school site

The Rustic School site could soon benefit Manteca Unified students.

Motorcycle crash victims still critical

The two motorcycle crash victims from the Saturday midnight head-on collision on Woodward Avenue west of McKinley Avenue are still listed in critical condition in hospitals in Sacramento and Modesto.

Manteca labs make big splash at Bass Pro Shops

Sonny and Meggie made quite a splash at the Bass Pro Shops.

MAKING MUSIC

Scenes for the GK Music Saturday Grand Opening

CANCER SURVIVORS

Board recognizing Shasta teacher’s accomplishment

She's the 2010 recipient of the Cortopassi Family Foundation Excellence in Mathematic Award.

E-waste, shredding nets more than $4K for cancer society

RIPON - The only shredding event that asked for donations in the region over the past weekend drew over $4,000 from 110 vehicles that also dropped off their e-waste as behind a medical practice in Ripon Saturday morning.

From $680K homes to blight in 5 years?

Should the turn-of-the21st-century neighborhoods southeast of the Airport Way and Highway 120 Bypass interchange where homes once sold for as much as $680,000 just five years ago be targeted for redevelopment due to a high rate of foreclosures?

Manteca Police officer recovering from injuries

The police officer injured after being attacked by a vagrant he had attempted to stop is recuperating after being treated and released from an area hospital.

MEMORIAL WEEKEND EVENTS

There are five different events honoring those who have fallen while serving America as well as those who served in the military and have since passed away.