Manteca may take next step to expand RDA

Hundreds of property owners in the coming weeks may receive information in the mail about a proposal to add their property to the Manteca Redevelopment Agency project area.

Ripon council honors Indian volleyball coach

RIPON – Larry Keethe helped make Ripon High into a perennial prep volleyball powerhouse.

Valentine’s Day blast for seniors at St. Anthony’s

The special Valentine's Day luncheon for seniors Monday at the St. Anthony parish gymnasium came on the eve of Mary Carigiet's 99th birthday.

HER LOCKS OF LOVE

Illeana Carrillo recently made a big donation.

Filipinos: Griffith statement in home robbery ‘a slap in the face’

LATHROP – Filipinos in Lathrop are angry with recent statements in the news made by former Lathrop councilman Leroy Griffith in connection with a reported armed home invasion robbery incident at his home in January.

Mayor’s Arts Committee hosts chili cook-off Feb. 27

The annual Arts Award Reception will turn into a chili cook-off feast this year.

Teens try on ‘boots’ of Manteca firefighters

Oral Nunis was quick to throw his hand up when Manteca firefighter Sterrie Mcleod asked for a volunteer.

Live power wire triggers car fire

Fire engulfed a brown 2000 Dodge Stratus an hour after a 16-year-old unlicensed student driver crashed it into a utility pole at Nile Avenue and Union Road after failing to make a left hand turn.

Council may add crosswalks

Manteca residents are pushing for crosswalks at two intersections they consider dangerous for their children to cross going to and from school.

Atherton Drive gap ready to go to bid

The $2.1 million Atherton Road gap closure project from Main Street east to the Paseo Apartments is ready to go to bid.

Is sports teams pizza lovers’ haunt haunted?

It's hit or miss for members of the California Ghost Hunters when they set up shop at Round Table Pizza on Daniels Street in Manteca waiting for drop-ins to tell their tales of haunted homes.

‘Hoss’ sniffs out massive pot nursery

"Hoss" has a nose for pot.

LOSING BIG FOR NEEDY

Mike Mallory lost 20 pounds during the last two months thanks to diet and exercise.

Largest ever housing project up for approval

Manteca's biggest residential subdivision ever - the 1,650-home Trails of Manteca - is before the City Council for approval on Tuesday.

Manteca band plays Lockeford winery

Tim Helbling and his funky style will be on display today when he plays the Stama Winery at Vino de Piazza in Lockeford.

MUSIC, FUN & MORE

The San Joaquin County Fair kicks off Wednesday, June 14, with plenty of live entertainment, music, rides and games.

Ripon High’s ‘Mother Mary’ is retiring

The lady Ripon High students affectionately call "Mother Mary" - Mary Machado - is retiring from the school's front office after 29 years working in the ...

YMCA offering swimming at WR High pool

The pool at Weston Ranch High School will once again be open to the community during the hot Central Valley summer.

FBI locates office for five county region in Ripon

A Federal Bureau of Investigation regional office has located in Ripon adding to the presence of the State of California Crime Lab.

Manteca’s teen-adult- senior prom is Friday

Teens, adults, and seniors will hit the dance floor on Friday, June 9, for Manteca Parks & Recreation's 10th annual tri-generational prom.

‘DO IT RIGHT THE 1ST TIME’

Before they OK the city spending $1 million to redo the 100 block of North Main Street, the Manteca City Council wants to make sure ...

SWEET DEAL

Lorelai Howay has been selling lemonade at her sidewalk stand for the last three days in the 100 block of Veach Avenue to help fellow ...

Museum exhibit highlights Ripon athletes

The Ripon Clarence Smit Museum is joining in a Smithsonian outreach program which develops exhibits for small-town museums and cultural institutions in rural America spanning ...

Yokuts were first Manteca residents

Four thousand years before Joshua Cowell walked over the Sierra from Nevada's Carson Valley in 1862 and decided the sandy plains found near the ...

MEA: Board violated law regarding negotiations

Did the Manteca Unified Board of Education break the law Tuesday night?

Ripon turns on water play feature at park

Will road project shut down church?

The decision on whether to use eminent domain to acquire four feet of the frontage of the property owned by Adriana Lopez for the expansion ...

Cool water play & cool jazz at Library Park

Kids can cool off in the interactive water play feature while parents enjoy Stephen Bernd's cool smooth jazz sounds during this evening's Market ...

GOLF COURSE REPAIRS: $455K

The municipal spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 includes $455,000 for pressing repairs to the Manteca Golf Course and clubhouse.

TEACHERS REJECT CONTRACT

And now, they wait.