Deal: Stockton water for use at French Camp

In order to go forward with plans for a multi-purpose building at French Camp School, Manteca Unified received the OK last Monday on an out-of-service agreement with the City of Stockton for drinking and fire protection water.

EGYPTIAN FESTIVAL

It’s a zip to have fun at Dell’Osso Farms

Brian Dell' Osso is leaning against a rail some three stories off the ground, recounting testing the family's newest attraction – the one that I happened to be getting ready to try for the first time.

400 more Mantecans find jobs

Manteca's unemployment picture – as well as that of every other community in San Joaquin County – bucked the statewide trend for the second straight month in September as more people went back to work.

RIPON MAIN STREET DAY

ODDS & ENDS

1949: Manteca now has 4,200 residents

Manteca’s 1st workforce housing

Fifty-eight more homes – including 40 being touted as Manteca's first workforce housing neighborhood – are being presented to the City Council Tuesday for initial approval and annexation by declared Manteca mayoral candidate Ben Cantu.

Parents & kids: See what it’s all about

Kids and parents alike can get a free taste of what the Boys & Girls Club is all about during the Lights after School Event this Thursday, Oct, 22, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Manteca Idol judges deliver pair of shockers

It's a thankless job.

Arson fire at shuttered Mervyn’s store

A quick response by Manteca firefighters keep flames from reaching the roof of the shuttered Mervyn's Department Store building Friday afternoon at about 3:30 p.m.

Halloween fun run at Caswell benefits food bank

RIPON - It is arguably the fun run with the most interesting characters racing through one of San Joaquin County's most picturesque fall settings.

ODDS & ENDS

Free shredding this Saturday for records & documents

It's trash to you but to criminals it is a gold mine.

Visitors enjoy Caswell thanks to reprieve

RIPON – Modesto resident William Wood had never been to Caswell Memorial State Park before he and wife headed out last week for a few days of rest and relaxation.

COMIC BOOK ARTIST

At an early age, Ramon Villalobos knew he wanted to be a comic book artist.

Villalobos illustrates ‘What If? Age of Ultron’

Ramon Villalobos is thrilled to be part of Marvel Comic's "What If: Age of Ultron" series.

SSJID water outlook is improving

You can go jump into the lake today.

Lathrop could spend $500K for city archways

How much is a decorative archway worth?

9,000 candy-filled eggs for today’s hunt

For Noah Ledesma the practice was the same.

No way to erase the hurt

They came in droves.

KEEPING TABS

It's a soda addiction of another sort.

Ed Costa Jr. living life to fullest ‘on wheels’

At age 24, Ed Costa Jr. had an ideal life with a great job, good health and good friends.

Tidewater crossing Lathrop Road

There's another traffic signal going up in Manteca.

Lathrop may recycle wastewater

LATHROP – All that Lathrop needs is the green light.

Ag inspector challenges Olsen in 12th

Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) is hoping to once again represent the California State Assembly 12th District.

Recycled city water for farms?

Water Manteca residents send down the drain could one day help irrigate South County crops.

Manteca services marking Holy Week

The Last Supper on Holy Thursday, living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday are some of the highlights of Holy Week at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Manteca. The same services, during the Easter Triduum that concludes Lent leading up to the joy of the Easter season, are repeated all throughout the world.

Boy Scout finishes playground project

Camron Moebius isn't an Eagle Scout just yet. It's a process, he says, complete with a mountain of paperwork and merit badge requirements.

Drought a drag on fishing

In nearly three decades Shiloh Foust has never had to worry about missing a season.