Local agencies are awash in COVID-19 relief funding. And local school districts struggle with a teacher shortage. So why is the Stanislaus County Office of Education giving layoff notices to teachers and other employees? An administrator confirmed SCOE is laying off employees this week, including 18 teachers, two managers and six classified employees. Continue Reading… Keep Reading
The Turlock City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2 to appoint former Stanislaus County CEO Reagan Wilson as city manager. Several residents and a city official who vouched for Wilson emphasized that nearly 20 years have passed since he resigned from county government amid a scandal. Wilson handed the county Board of Supervisors his resignation in… Keep Reading
Ashley Soto grew up loving to dance, but when she had to have knee surgery in 2019, her doctor told her it was time to find a new hobby. The trained singer and dancer thought about the fun she had taking her kids to baby music classes in the Bay Area, but when she moved… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. — A small portion of Turlock Irrigation District's canals will be part of a first-of-its-kind project that puts solar panels over canals. "On its surface, it's putting solar panels over canals, right? Not necessarily groundbreaking, however, this is the first type of project in California... this is really a groundbreaking project and the first in… Keep Reading
Mr. Seryani joins the United Way of Stanislaus County after spending decades in finance, strategy and business development in the energy industry. A refugee, Mr. Seryani came to the US from Iran in 1988. Mr. Seryani holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Whittier College in Southern California and his M.S. in Foreign… Keep Reading
The Turlock Irrigation District plans to use a $20 million state grant to demonstrate solar panels atop canals. TID would be the first water agency in the nation to try such a thing if its board votes Tuesday to accept the money. The panels would feed electricity into transmission lines already along the canals, helping… Keep Reading
About 375 Oakdale Joint Unified students refused to wear masks on Wednesday as parents protested California’s mask mandate outside campuses, Superintendent Dave Kline said. The student action continued Thursday, according to the district. Students who did not wear or accept masks across all grade levels created a “difficult” and time-consuming situation for school officials, who… Keep Reading
As the audience waited, breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among cast members suddenly canceled a performance Tuesday evening at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The musical “Waitress” was due to begin at 7 p.m. at the downtown Modesto venue. The show was sold out, according to texts from Chad Hilligus, chief executive officer at the… Keep Reading
In 2019, I was in school working toward my associate degree while also juggling being a single parent to my five children. I was struggling, taking multiple classes at once, all the while taking care of kids. Then I had a stroke — at school. I tried to go back but was having a hard… Keep Reading
The public can view drafts of potential new Turlock City Council district boundaries before officials are scheduled to select a map in March. Three draft maps are available on the Turlock redistricting website as part of the process held once every 10 years to reflect population changes documented in the U.S. Census. Turlock could stick… Keep Reading
