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.

RELAY FOR LIFE

It wasn't the weather that brought Virginia Zore to California. It wasn't Disneyland or Hollywood or San Francisco or any of the other trappings of The Golden State. It was cancer. It was the Relay for Life. After flying clear across the country to visit friends in Manteca, Zore - who was diagnosed with lung cancer on Oct. 12 – represents the fighting spirit that the event promotes and the tenacity that one person can ...

(Almost) 50 shades of green