The City of Turlock has been awarded a $5.5 million grant from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (C.A.R.E.S.) Act to support Turlock Transit operations during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding was actually $6.4 million and was for the Turlock Urbanized Area, which includes part of Merced County. The City had a… Keep Reading
San Diego County ordered all bars, wineries and breweries that do not serve food to close by the end of the month, officials announced Monday. “We will be closing all bars, wineries and breweries in San Diego County that do not have a license to serve food,” Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said. The order goes into… Keep Reading
Stanislaus County leaders didn’t take any steps Monday to follow through with a state recommendation Sunday to close bars as a way to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Top state officials didn’t do anything Monday to make the order mandatory in this county. And no one was sure what effect bar closures would have on… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday ordered bars that have opened in seven California counties, including Los Angeles, to immediately close and urged bars in eight other counties to do the same, saying the coronavirus was rapidly spreading in those parts of the state and that bar settings create a higher risk… Keep Reading
STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly 40% of Stanislaus County’s current coronavirus cases were reported in the past two weeks, and, now they have some pressure from the state to consider backtracking on their reopening. On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a handful of counties to close their bars. That included Stanislaus County’s neighbor to the north, San Joaquin County.… Keep Reading
STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS SF) – An ongoing vegetation fire in Stanislaus County has burned through 300 acres as of Thursday morning, Cal Fire reports. The Diablo Fire, as it is being called, was reported around 12:15 a.m. Thursday morning, in the area of Del Puerto Canyon and Diablo Grande, several miles west of the town… Keep Reading
A rally to show support for law enforcement is scheduled in Turlock on Saturday morning in the wake of local protests against police brutality. Jacob Shockley, the organizer of the Back the Badge event, said he hopes the rally at the intersection of Geer Road and Monte Vista Avenue uplifts officers who honor oaths to protect people. “I think… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. (KTXL) — A popular Turlock High School agriculture teacher is calling it quits after more than 35 years on the job. Joe Digrazia is retiring and Wednesday friends and family members made sure his socially-distanced parade was one to remember. The best part — it was all a surprise. Continue Reading on Fox 40 Keep Reading
Ceres’ partner in a planned surface water treatment plant project – the city of Turlock – decided last week to remain with the project. The Turlock City Council was entertaining thoughts of backing out of the project, which would have left only Ceres undertaking the project to deliver treated Tuolumne River water to homes. Last… Keep Reading
2020: Not a very good year so far. But there is ongoing activity in Turlock that should make everyone’s days a bit brighter. The walls of the antiquated Turlock Public Library are in the process of being torn down and the remodeling and expansion of the 10,000 sq. ft. library to the new 17,000 sq.… Keep Reading
