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Ambulance biller receives national recognition

Manteca District Ambulance's Billing Manager Melissa Anaya has received national recognition for completion of the National Billing Coders Training Program.

June 11, 2009 | | NEWS


Ambulance service donates van to pastor

The current economic downturn has several residents having tough times. Manteca District Ambulance has recently been able to help out a little. The local ambulance company has removed a surplus vehicle from its fleet and found it a much needed and welcome home. Pastor Joe Macias from the Christian Worship Center of Manteca has taken ownership of the 1991 Ford van so that he too can continue helping others in these tough economic times. The ...

June 11, 2009 | | NEWS


CORRECTION

In Wednesday's article on Manteca Unified's shortfall ballooning from $23.5 million to $31.7, it was noted that $1 million in transportation would come as a savings to the district.

June 11, 2009 | | NEWS


Free fair on emergency preparedness on Saturday

Penny Jones remembers the floods of January 1997 that sent more than 4,000 people in the area south of Manteca fleeing.

June 10, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Farmers market lures hundreds downtown

Karen Beauchamp didn't know what to expect when she came out to the Manteca Convention and Visitors Bureau Farmer's Market Tuesday afternoon.

June 10, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Kuhn’s bat box project helps him attain Eagle Scout status

Logan Kuhn of Ripon received his Eagle Scout Rank on June 6, 2009 at the Commemorative Air Force hangar in Modesto.

June 10, 2009 | | NEWS


Independence Day vendors sought for celebration July 3

The City of Manteca in partnership with Big League Dreams will be sponsoring a community-wide Independence Day Fireworks event at Big League Dreams on Friday July 3.

June 10, 2009 | | NEWS


MADD honors officers for their DUI arrests

Manteca, Lathrop and Ripon police officers were among some 90 of their fellow officers from two counties honored at a Monday noon luncheon presented by Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) at the Ripon Community Center.

June 09, 2009 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


WELL-HEELED BUSINESS

Hector Velasquez vividly remembers watching his grandfather as he hammered away on boot heels and repaired leather – taking in the smell of wax and polish and that familiar dust that comes from finishing a job.

June 09, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Ripon may end home- to-school bus service

RIPON – Taking the bus to school might not be an option for Ripon Unified students for very much longer.

June 09, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Water tower no longer holds water

Manteca is avoiding over $520,000 in costs while upgrading the city's water system. It is being done with a combination of putting projects out to bid in an extremely competitive climate for construction work as well as thinking a bit out of the box. The most high-profile cost savings is Manteca's water tower on Wetmore Street. State law required the city to determine whether it was safe to withstand a major earthquake. Several years ago ...

June 09, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Happy 3rd of July?

Councilwoman Debby Moorhead has heard the grumblings. Not a lot of people are happy about a decision to switch Manteca's official Fourth of July celebration to July 3 in a bid to avoid the City of Manteca paying public safety workers plus other municipal support staff such as street crews overtime and holiday pay as they struggle with an $11.3 million budget deficit for the fiscal year that starts in 21 days. That's why in ...

June 09, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Lathrop leaders looking to cut $1.2 million from budget

LATHROP – Lathrop City Council members and staff will hold budget reviews this week even as they continue efforts to find ways to cut $1.2 million more from an anticipated budget deficit of about $2.5 million in the fiscal year starting July 1.

June 08, 2009 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


Chamber honors Thomas, Snyder for service

Two men who personify community service – Les Thomas and Jack Snyder – were presented the Manteca Chamber of Commerce's highest honors during the 86th annual installation and awards dinner.

June 08, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Mountain Valley goes green in big way

Mountain Valley Express has been going green. By that, the regional Manteca-based company with a fleet of 170 tractors and trailers including 60 locally recently partnered with U.S. EPA-certified SmartWay. President Scott Blevins noted Friday that MVE is committed to operating cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles. His trucks operate on diesel engines. "We now have a no engine idling policy with annual smoke testing (on diesel engines) to make sure our trucks are not emitting exhaust ...

June 08, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


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When mosquitoes attack

Tracy Crane slipped into a bikini and summer dress and joined her boyfriend Scott Johnson for a float down the Stanislaus River.

May 23, 2013 | James Burns | NEWS


Man thrown 40 feet after being struck by car on Center

A known Manteca transient apparently walked in front of a west bound car at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of East Center Street, midway between Lincoln and Grant Avenues.

May 23, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


‘Threats’ against officer’s life: Terrorist threats or free speech?

Threats against a Manteca Police officer's life on the Internet forced a former Manteca man to appear in a Stockton courtroom Wednesday morning for his continued arraignment on felony charges.

May 23, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


Manteca: War years yield to tranquil 1950s

Editor's note: This is the third of a six-part series taking a look back at Manteca's first 95 years as an incorporated city. Voters approved incorporation on May 28, 1918.

May 23, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


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