Newman police and fire personnel responded to Fresno and Q streets last Tuesday afternoon, March 30, on a report of a gas leak. On arrival, the fire officer determined that a compressed natural gas fueling station in a city yard was off-gassing from a pressure relief valve. The system was sh…
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50 Years Ago From the Archives of The West Side Index • APRIL 18, 1971
Monday, April 12: Cheeseburger, fresh orange, side salad, apple juice
Cecilia Limon, Senior, Gustine High School
A number of Yolo Middle School yearbook students sold yearbook advertisements which also raised funds for TOSCA. The project raised more than $4,200 for the scholarship organization this year. Students who sold the ads and Yolo staff recently presented a ceremonial check to Bernice Arnett, T…
NEWMAN - The city has finalized its application for a $4.3 million grant to develop a nature park in an unincorporated area southwest of Newman.
NEWMAN - Students are back on campus at Yolo Middle School and Orestimba High School.
One year after the pandemic forced cancellation of 2020 youth baseball and softball seasons, teams are preparing to return to the field.
NEWMAN - A farmer’s market will return to Newman this spring, organizers have announced.
NEWMAN - A group of Yolo Middle School yearbook students raised over $4,200 for The Orestimba Scholarship Community Association (TOSCA) by selling congratulatory spots honoring eighth-graders in the 2020-21 edition.
NEWMAN - A Newman resident recently joined the ranks of Outstanding Women of Stanislaus County.
50 Years Ago From the Archives of The West Side Index • APRIL 1, 1971
Alson Robienne Ocampo, Junior, Orestimba High School
Gustine High School is celebrating homecoming this week, with a variety of dress days and activities in store. On Monday, students competed in a football-themed activity during their morning nutrition break.
Homecoming activities are under way at Gustine High School this week. The homecoming court includes, from left, Jesus Ruvalcaba, Andrea Palomino, Thomas Gomes, Tianah Vitorino and Lalanie Brace. Not pictured is Bradley Garbez. Homecoming royalty will be crowned at halftime of the Friday foot…
A 2020 Orestimba High graduate was killed in a weekend traffic accident in Turlock.
An already dire water situation for growers in the Del Puerto Water District, which runs along the Interstate 5 corridor from Vernalis to Santa Nella, grew marginally worse last week.
GUSTINE - The city will spend approximately $50,000 to repair its municipal swimming pool in advance of the summer season.
Alondra Meza, Junior, Gustine High School
A three-vehicle, major injury accident involving two passenger vehicles and a big rig occurred Monday afternoon on Highway 33 south of Crows Landing. The California Highway Patrol reported that the investigation indicates the collision occurred when Jose Fuentes Coronado, 37, of Newman, who …
GUSTINE - Local resident Frank Martin celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday that included a well-attended family party and a procession of well-wishers led by local police and fire departments.
50 Years Ago From the Archives of The West Side Index • MARCH 25, 1971
The setting sun highlighted cloudy skies over the West Side foothills following a recent rainfall.
The Newman FDES served up a steak and shrimp dinner with all the trimmings Saturday, March 6 at the FDES Hall.
NEWMAN - Newman-Crows Landing school board members have begun mapping out the process of hiring a new superintendent to succeed Randy Fillpot, who is retiring at the end of June after seven years in the district’s leadership post.
Work continued last week on the Meredith Avenue sidewalk project in Gustine, as crews repaved the roadway shoulder.
GUSTINE - A residential water meter replacement project years in the works is coming to fruition in Gustine.
GUSTINE - The holiday season is still months away, but Christmas was already on the mind of the Gustine City Council at a recent meeting.
NEWMAN - Orestimba High and Yolo Middle School were scheduled to welcome students back to the classroom this morning (Thursday) to resume limited in-person instruction - barring any last-minute developments.
Monday, March 22: Spaghetti with meat sauce, dinner roll, fresh banana, steamed baby carrots, broccoli
Ethan Linares, Senior, Orestimba High School
50 Years Ago From the Archives of The West Side Index • MARCH 18, 1971
GUSTINE - Class is back in session at Gustine Elementary School, but the school day looks far different than it before the pandemic hit in full force nearly a year ago.
That no “Big Game” was on the schedule, or that one of the two traditional Highway 33 rivals had not yet returned to the classroom for in-person learning, did not stop students at Orestimba and Gustine high schools from taking part in a spirited celebration of the rivalry last week.
Friday night lights will be shining brightly at Orestimba and Gustine high schools this week as their unique spring football seasons kick off.
Challenges are persisting for West Side agriculture as another growing season arrives.
Bees went about their work of pollinating almond trees in West Side orchards throughout the recent bloom.
The year 2020 was unlike any in our lifetime. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged us in ways we never thought possible. Paired with the prospect of another drought, this year looks to be just as challenging for our ag communities. As a ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, I remain…
Milk remained Merced County’s leading agricultural commodity in 2019, according to the annual report issued by Agricultural Commissioner David Robinson.
What a difference a year makes! Last year during this time I had the opportunity to tell you of our upcoming annual meeting. Little did I know that a week after submitting the article, we would be making the decision to postpone our event and watching Governor Newsom shut down the state soon after.
Almost 200 years ago, my great-grandfather moved to the Central Valley to grow peaches in Manteca. When I got elected to Congress four generations later, one of my very first priorities was getting on the Agriculture Committee so I could support the industry that brought my family home. Now …
NEWMAN - Two local water agencies are moving forward with plans to fully develop a groundwater banking project near Newman.
GUSTINE - For four generations, the Lopes family name has been synonymous with the West Side dairy industry.
Gustine High graduate Adriana Toste’s dairy involvement and interests have branched out into writing as an intern for one of the nation’s leading industry publications.
West Side growers will face water challenges once again this year in the wake of a dry winter.
GUSTINE - A local family farming operation has found its niche in growing organic produce for farmer’s markets in the San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area.
Sasquatch? Loch Ness Monster? The voluntary agreements on preserving and sharing the San Joaquin Valley’s rivers?
Almonds and milk retained their top rankings among Stanislaus County agricultural commodities in 2019.
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