Accolades

Promotions, Appointments, Honors, Etc.

Honor for Turlock Olive Garden general manager Ron Ghaffari, General Manager of the Olive Garden in Turlock just achieved Diamond Club status, one of the top honors at parent company Darden Restaurants. Ghaffari was recognized...

Events

Nominations sought for ‘Outstanding Women’ awards

STAFF REPORTS The Stanislaus County Commission for Women is currently accepting nominations for...

News

Better cell service on its way to River Islands

The City of Lathrop hasn’t even built the 120-foot SCADA tower in River Islands yet, and already two cellular companies have reached out about renting space on the massive fixture to ensure that they’re able to provide service...

Events, Feature

NEW ERA OF GROCERY SHOPPING

Flagship Save Mart store opens in Modesto In 1952, Save Mart opened their first grocery store on Crow’s Landing Road in Modesto with a focus on bringing fresh foods from local farms to Central Valley homes. Fast-forward to 2019,...

Opinion

A friend in the State Capitol

California’s Central Valley is often dubbed as “flyover territory” — in other words, the mundane, crop-heavy region that many overlook as they travel to and from the state’s more populous areas. In Turlock and our surrounding...

Making sure company founders are diluted fairly

Agriculture

2017 California walnut acreage report

STAFF REPORT California’s 2017 walnut acreage is estimated at 400,000 acres, up 10 percent from 2015. Of the total acreage, 335,000 were bearing and 65,000 were non-bearing. Of the walnut acreage reported, Chandler continues as...