Oakdale News

A Jeep Cherokee traveling on Highway 108 just outside of Oakdale blew a tire and flipped several times Wednesday afternoon.

The five Rotary clubs in Tuolumne County have teamed for a June 9 fund-raiser for Railtown 1897 State Historic Park.

More than 27,000 customers outside of cities in Stanislaus County are facing the largest annual raise in garbage rates in four years.

Laverne Everett during skydive for her 80th birthday a year ago, a video of which has just beenl posted, and gone viral on YouTube.

The annual Sierra View Music Festival splits its musical personality this year — along with its time frame — with a tip of the Stetson to country twang on Friday, Aug.

Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen is asking Amgen Tour officials to run next year's route through both Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties.

Prospects seem dim for a unanimous decision by members of the Stanislaus County Local Agency Formation Commission.

A judge on Wednesday scheduled a preliminary hearing on Aug. 10 for Riverbank City Councilman Jesse James White, who is accused of drunken driving and causing injury to his 4-year-old son, as well as hit-and-run and resisting a police officer in connection with a crash three months ago in Oakdale.

It will cost the city more than $140,000 this year to part ways with three department heads.

An upcoming hearing on a plan to widen Claribel Road is likely to draw people with stakes in another project: the North County Corridor.

Strange thing, but calories don't count at the Oakdale Chocolate Festival, says the city's Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer, Mary Guardiola.

Fifth- and sixth-graders will get a dose of education about the dangers of drugs and alcohol Wednesday through the Drug Store Project.

The City Council can choose from a retired police lieutenant, a consultant who is the mother of a former councilman or the owner of a dry cleaning business to fill an open council seat.

The Almond Board of California held its annual tour that showcases growers' efforts to protect water, air and other resources.

Les and Cheri Casey, owners of Oakdale's Mid Valley Foods Inc., have been named "person of the year" by the Small Business Administration for the 15-county Central California region.

The City Council has named a retired government manager as interim city manager effective July 1, the start of the 2012-13 fiscal year.

The City Council decided Monday night to appoint someone to fill the more than 2½ years left of former Councilman Jason Howard's term.

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However, some questioned if Driscoll was the right person to lead Diamond, the maker of Pop Secret popcorn and Kettle chips, after Hostess filed for bankruptcy protection in January under his leadership.

Hundreds of smiling people moved among outdoor booths in perfect weather at the return of Vintage Faire Mall's Sunday farmers market.