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BBQ helps finance efforts to steer youth away from gang lifestyle

It is one of Manteca's smallest congregations but it isn't preventing Southside Christian Center from striving mightily to tackle one of Manteca's biggest problems – the influence of gangs.

May 20, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


‘Gentleman Jim’ gets Manteca Hall of Fame nod

Jim Brown dedicated 38 years of his life serving as a role model for students and athletes alike.

May 20, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Four days of honoring those who 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.

May 20, 2009 | | NEWS


Ripon Police adopt their personal poster boy for leukemia society

RIPON - Julian Ortega – the 10-year-old with a winning smile – has captivated the hearts of officers at the Ripon Police Department and especially that of supervisor Linda Johnston.

May 20, 2009 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


Two Manteca Ambulance paramedics earn honors for their life-saving efforts

Heather Bonetti and Bobbie Miller were recently honored by the California Ambulance Association as "Stars of Life" in Sacramento.

May 20, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


Manteca’s Gregory Hartt completes CHP training

Gregory Hartt of Manteca, has successfully completed California Highway Patrol (CHP) cadet training.

May 20, 2009 | | NEWS


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.

May 19, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


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 ...

May 19, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


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.

May 19, 2009 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


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 ...

May 19, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


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.

May 19, 2009 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


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.

May 18, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


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 ...

May 18, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


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.

May 18, 2009 | | NEWS


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.

May 18, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


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Pedestrian crash victum dies from injuries at hospital

A 70-year-old Manteca man struck by a westbound car at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night died of his injuries in San Joaquin General Hospital, according to police reports.

May 23, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


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


State demands $1.7 million

Sacramento made it clear to Manteca: Pay back a $1.7 million redevelopment agency loan now or risk having local sales and property taxes seized.

May 22, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


City swimming program requires big pool of money

LATHROP – The City of Lathrop isn't necessarily swimming in a pool full of money.

May 22, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


New Melones assures Manteca’s prosperity

Editor's note: This is the second 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 22, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Manteca turns 95 as a city a week from today

Editor's note: This is the first 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 21, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Prognosis good for boy, 2, run over by pick-up

The 2-year-old who was run over by the family's pickup is still undergoing some tests at Children's Hospital in Oakland but is expected to come home soon.

May 21, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


KIDS IN A BOX

If Emmanuel Torres ended up on the street tomorrow, he wouldn't fare so well. For starters, the 15-year-old vice president of the Manteca Boys and Girls Club's Keystone Club - a leadership academy for teenagers -- struggled with piecing together a makeshift shelter that only needed tape and staples to finish. Even with a handful of helpers, Torres couldn't manage get the thick cardboard walls to stick to the wooden frame that had shielded him ...

May 20, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Burrell nets volleyball scholarship

Ripon High School senior Paige Burrell is moving on to the next chapter in her volleyball career and has accepted a scholarship to play for a NCAA Division II school - Nyack College in Nyack, NY.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Girl, 2, run over by pickup in Manteca

A two-year-old child is recovering at Children's Hospital in Oakland after being run over by her parents' pick-up truck. The vehicle was parked in the family's driveway at Alfonso Lane in Manteca shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday. The status of the child is unknown as of press time; however, a Manteca Police spokesman said the child was "alert and crying" when officers arrived at the scene. According to preliminary investigations, only one of the ...

May 20, 2013 | Ryan Balbeuna | NEWS


100-foot aerial platform truck moving to Powers

By DENNIS WYATT

May 20, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Working to keep heritage of Tachi Yokuts alive

By JASON CAMPBELL

May 20, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


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