The Newman Fire Station responded to 20 calls for service between Sept. 2 to Sept. 8. The calls included 12 for Emergency Medical Services, three public assists, one motor vehicle collision, two structure fires and two in which the fires were already out.
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California’s almond production is expected to drop to 2.6 billion pounds this year due to drought and a bloom-time freeze in February that severely impacted almond-producing counties.
Residents of Crows Landing will be undertaking a community clean-up from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
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The St. George Club launched its soft opening during Labor day weekend and is set to officially reopen soon.
The California Highway Patrol arrested a man at a Santa Nella truck stop who is suspected of stabbing a man to death and leaving his body along Interstate 5, near Newman on Aug. 26.
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More than 200 vehicles came out for an illegal sideshow at the former Crows Landing Naval Air Station, prompting a response from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, which sent vehicles fleeing in all directions.
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The Our Lady Of Miracles Festa, having returned to in person celebration for its second year, will yet again welcome thousands of people to the city of Gustine to celebrate their faith and culture with one another to those around them.
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The mercury may say otherwise, but Newman will be heralding the oncoming arrival of autumn this weekend with the Newman Fall Festival.
The unemployment rate in the Stanislaus County area for the month of July was 5 percent, according to the State of California Employment Development Department. This is a 0.3 percent decrease from the month of June.
Rep. Josh Harder announced the opening of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge, an annual coding competition designed to encourage middle school and high school student participation in computer science and coding, regardless of experience. It is an opportunity for students to compete agains…
The West Side Index, Gustine Press-Standard and Tuesday Review will soon be accepting nominations for the Best of the Westside, and it promises to be our biggest event of the year.
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If you needed another reason to not touch a dead bird, then the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency has one for you. It might be infected with avian flu.
The Merced County Probation Department is slated to receive a multi-million grant to help rehabilitate justice-involved individuals through job skills training, supportive services, and treatment options.
The Emanuel Medical Center Health Foundation is launching a program for communities in Stanislaus and Merced counties to help lower the cost on insulin medication.
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The Sac-Joaquin Section held its annual Media Day on Thursday, welcoming sports reporters from Sacramento to Merced.
A few last-minute candidate filings have changed some of the races in Newman and Gustine, while others are still void of candidates.
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#MikeyStrong. That’s the hashtag that has been showing up on social media posts and other places as the Gustine community rallies around a local teenager who was seriously hurt in an accident with the hopes that he will one day return home.
A Newman high school student was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning and had to be taken to a hospital by air ambulance, authorities reported.
A Newman high school student was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning and had to be taken to a hospital by air ambulance, authorities reported.
A Newman man convicted in 2002 of trying to kill his mother has been denied parole on grounds that he posed an unreasonable risk of danger to society if released.
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A Newman man sustained major injuries when his vehicle crashed into a pole on Monday, the California Highway Patrol reported.
A fire of unknown origin raced through a detached garage of a Gustine residence Sunday night, causing damage to the vehicles.
The Newman Police Department has arrested a Mariposa man who is suspected of leaving multiple dogs inside cages with no food or water out in the hot sun.
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A call to the Newman Police Department about suspected animal neglect led to the rescue of 18 dogs on Wednesday, all in various states of distress.
The Gustine Police Department was pleased to announce the addition of their newest officer, Troy Paredes. He had been working as a Reserve officer and now, with his recent graduation from 154th Class of the Tulare-Kings Police Academy, he will join the department as a full-time officer. He i…
A Merced man was killed in a single-vehicle collision when his car went off the road and crashed into a tree in Stevinson.
Newman Police Cpl. William Parrott was presented with this year’s MADD Award for leading the department in arrests of impaired drivers in 2021 by Sgt. Ashley Williams. Mothers Against Drunk Driving presents the award annually to law enforcement officers from local agencies who have excelled …
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As of Tuesday, there is one item that sits atop Jason Gosselin’s to do list and it’s one he plans on tackling right away.
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One person was killed and another critically injured when their vehicle was struck by a big rig Friday morning in rural Newman.
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One person was killed and another critically injured when their vehicle was struck by a big rig Friday morning in rural Newman.
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A head-on collision on Crows Landing Road on July 6, resulted in the death of a Ceres man and serious injuries to a Newman woman, the California Highway Patrol reported.
After two years of truncated services, the Gustine Pentecost Society is hosting their annuel festa with all the rites and celebrations of days gone by returning in full force.
A head-on collision on Crows Landing Road on Wednesday resulted in the death of a Ceres man and serious injuries to a Newman woman, the California Highway Patrol reported.
2022 Westside Color Run, Saturday, July 3, 2022
2022 Gustine FFA Tractor Pulls, Sunday, July 3, 2022
2022 Gustine Independence Day Parade, Monday, July 4, 2022
The Merced County Fair has completed their official tally of livestock sales during the fair’s run, which netted area FFA and 4-H students a tidy profit and for some, a collection of showmanship prizes.
The Bus is offering free rides to general fare passengers on all of its services throughout Merced County for three months.
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Returning back to Gustine in Henry Miller Park after a two year pause, the Westside Auto Club will be bringing back and hosting the 41st annual Linguica Run on July 10.
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The City of Gustine has listed seven road improvement projects that should be undertaken with state funds, but it’s likely only a handful will be done anytime soon, based on Gustine’s allocation.
The snowpack on the far reaches of the Stanislaus River watershed on June 26 was as anemic as it gets in mid-August.
The Valley Air District will help low income households weather wildfires that are ramping UP due to dry conditions made worse by the continuing drought.
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A 21-year-old man who had last been seen riding an all-terrain vehicle in the Westside area, was found deceased in a canal early Friday, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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Two members of the same family were killed in a single-vehicle collision in Westley on Saturday.
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Setting off an illegal firework in Gustine or Newman, or even just possessing one, could prove to be a costly move this Fourth of July.
The City of Newman has identified the road repair projects that will be undertaken during the upcoming fiscal year and funded through state allocated money.
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A Modesto man who was convicted by a Stanislaus County jury of sexually assaulting and killing a Gustine native, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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