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Stay alert for scams, Ripon police warn
After receiving recent reports of scammers posing as credit card companies and government agencies, police on Tuesday warned residents to be wary of scams seeking personal information or money.
Lifestyle briefs --- Published June 18, 2013
Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library will present the summer reading program for children, teens and adults every Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Cesar Chavez Central Library.
He was born June 23, 1925 in Berkeley, California, the son of Joseph Dexter Enas, III and Helen Kathleen Enas.
BRANDON AND CRYSTAL BEENE — 6:30 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, 1511 Catherine Way, Escalon.
Ripon charter school sees first class graduate
California Connections Academy @ Ripon, an online K-12 public charter school, celebrated its first graduating class.
All dressed up for fair opening
The San Joaquin County Fair is back, and so is the feeling that everything old and traditional is new again.
Police: 5 Ripon burglary suspects arrested after fleeing through Caswell
Several suspected burglars who ran from Ripon police through Caswell Memorial State Park on Monday were found on the other side of the Stanislaus River by Stanislaus County sheriff's deputies.
Letters -- Published June 11, 2013
At the recent Linden Unified board meeting, I was not given the opportunity to explain my vote concerning Michael Gonzales.
Lorraine Campbell, 88, entered into eternal rest on June 1, 2013 in Stockton, CA.
A Place at the Table Film Documentary Showing at the Library
Fifty million people in the U.S. * 1 in 4 children * don't know where their next meal is coming from.
Grand jury looks into surplus disposal
But those governments can improve transparency and the chance to get a good price when getting rid of these public assets, according to a report from the San Joaquin County 2012-13 grand jury.
Police recover stolen property
Ripon police announced Wednesday they recovered more than $25,000 in property stolen recently from three tractor supply stores in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
Tractor supply employees help nab thief in Ripon
Police in Ripon are crediting quick-thinking employees of a tractor supply company with catching suspects involved in a string of thefts.
Linden Unified hires former Ripon superintendent for interim post
Linden Unified Trustees have targeted a retired Ripon educator to become interim superintendent roughly one week after the district placed Superintendent Michael Gonzales on paid administrative leave.
Briefs -- Published May 30, 2013
Ground crews plan to spray insecticide to kill mosquitoes in parts of south San Joaquin County as early as tonight.
Eclectic trio eye roles on MID board
Fall races for the Modesto Irrigation District, whose governing board has navigated a rocky course the past year or two, are shaping up with three well-connected businessmen in the mix.
Mosquito spraying this morning in San Joaquin County
Ground spraying for adult mosquito control in southern San Joaquin County is scheduled for today between 8:30 and 11 p.m. or Friday between 4 and 7 a.m. Spraying will occur in Ripon near the sewer plant along Doak Road and Stockton and Robert avenues, and in south and southwest Manteca along the San Joaquin River.
Pretty Picture: Ripon man subject of Normal Rockwell portrait
The artwork is so unmistakably Norman Rockwell that it really doesn't need his trademark signature in the lower right-hand corner.
Mothers now top earners in 4 of 10 households
A record number of American women are now the sole or primary breadwinners in their families, a sign of the rising influence of working mothers, a new study finds.
West Nile virus season starts early
Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been found in two areas of southern San Joaquin County, the earliest positive results since testing began in 2004.