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3 vie for seat on Riverbank City Council
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 5:53 PMThree candidates seek to be the person who gets the City Council back to full strength. They describe themselves as community-minded people who could help city government get its finances on track and prepare for growth.
FARM BEAT: Feds target fraud in food stamp program
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:47 PMAn undersecretary of agriculture talked this week about food stamp fraud, including a $1 million bust at an Empire store. His staff arranged the interview to highlight recent efforts to prevent fraud.
Modesto police shoot man, 68, armed with knife
Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 3:46 PMA police officer shot and critically wounded a 68-year-old man armed with a knife in a central Modesto house Thursday, authorities said. The officer was one of two who had gone to the home on the 1200 block of Muirswood Way at about 2:30 p.m. to...
Federal money benefits San Joaquin refuge
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:31 PMWaterfowl that visit a refuge west of Modesto could benefit from about $3.5 million in federal spending announced this week. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to use the money to buy conservation easements on 367 privately owned acres in ...
Van stolen from Tuolumne River preservation group
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 3:42 PMSomeone made off with the Tuolumne River Trust’s van just when it’s needed most — to shuttle participants in the annual Paddle to the Sea. The van was stolen Wednesday or early today in Oakland, said Eric Wesselman, executive di...
Foreign students take part in SEED program at Modesto Junior College
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:38 PMEighteen students from Latin America and the Caribbean dug right into a lesson at Modesto Junior College this week. They potted seedlings in the east campus greenhouse as part of their two-year stint in Scholarships for Education and Economic De...
Turlock Irrigation District farmers can get a splash more water
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 3:41 PMThe Turlock Irrigation District board today approved a small increase in the amount of water available to its farmers. The cap is now 34 inches per acre over the 2013 irrigation season, up from the 30 inches set in February amid concerns about d...
'Gonzo' icon Acosta honored in Riverbank
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 1:27 PMOscar Zeta Acosta — hero to the Chicano movement, hard-living pal of Hunter S. Thompson — grew up in Riverbank. Nearly four decades after he disappeared sailing off the coast of Mexico, the Riverbank Historical Society is paying tribut...
FARM BEAT: UC Davis ranked as world's leading ag school
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 1:27 PMA British outfit declared this week that the University of California at Davis, has the No. 1 agricultural school on Earth. The survey by QS World University Rankings no doubt brought smiles to Modesto-area people who got ag-related degrees at D...
Oakdale's Oak Valley Hospital ends contract with Dignity Health
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:36 AMThe Oak Valley Hospital District announced this morning that its management contract with Dignity Health, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, will end as of September. The change will not mean any changes to services at Oak Valley Hospital in Oak...
