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Nicole Todd-Smith, the mother accused of overdosing her 44-day-old baby with methamphetamine, pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment and causing great bodily injury or death on Friday, March 22.
March 23, 2013
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Richard
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Local News
In a move it is referring to as an "advisement," but taken as "extortion" by some city officials, a Latino organization is recommending that the pint-sized six square mile town of Oakdale implement district elections for its city council and school board elected offices.
March 22, 2013
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Richard
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Local News
The Center For Human Services' Oakdale Family Resource and Counseling Center is holding its "Project Prom: Don't Stress the Dress" event on Friday, March 22 from 2p.m. to 5p.m.
March 21, 2013
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Dawn M.
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A veteran Fire Chief with over 34 years of firefighting and emergency service experience has temporarily taken over as interim fire chief for the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District.
March 21, 2013
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Richard
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Local News
The Oakdale High School Academic Decathlon team captured a second place spot in Division II and were ranked 11th overall, with a team score of 46,680.6 points, at the California Academic Decathlon State Finals in Sacramento, March 14-17.
March 21, 2013
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The project boards have been removed, as the annual Oakdale Joint Unified School District Science Fair recently finished, but now some projects are ready to move on to the county level.
March 21, 2013
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Dawn M.
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Local News
A staff presentation on the future of the Oakdale Airport highlighted the Monday, March 18 Oakdale City Council meeting.
March 21, 2013
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Richard
Paloma
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Local News
In a document released by the Oakdale City Manager's Office on city salaries, the City of Oakdale paid over $415,000 to just three employees who were initially designated as temporary, part-time, hourly employees, hired to guide the city to solvency during the absence or after the removal of certain upper-management employees.
March 20, 2013
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Richard
Paloma
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Local News
The operation of the City of Oakdale's public swimming pool has been rescued again this year due to the 4-0 approval of a $72,500 donation from the Oakdale Irrigation District Board of Directors at the March 19 regular meeting. Director Al Bairos was absent.
March 20, 2013
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Dawn M.
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Local News
The Knights Ferry Civil War Days event, put on by the American Civil War Association, takes place on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Knights Ferry covered bridge area. Battle times on Saturday are at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Battle times on Sunday are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
March 20, 2013
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Boasting one of the more unusual names – and fares – of any festival, the 32nd Annual Oakdale Testicle Festival is set for Monday, March 25 at the FES Hall in Oakdale.
March 20, 2013
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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California will host an open house at the Lockeford Plant Materials Center (PMC) on Wednesday, March 27 from 10a.m. to 3p.m. The event, to be held in Lockeford will present opportunities to learn from conservation and science professionals about pollinator hedgerows, cover crops, soil health and related subjects in a setting focused on group learning and field tours.
March 19, 2013
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In a document released by the Oakdale City Manager's Office on city salaries, the City of Oakdale paid over $415,000 to just three employees who were initially designated as temporary, part-time, hourly employees, hired to guide the city to solvency during the absence or after the removal of certain upper-management employees.
March 15, 2013
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Richard
Paloma
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Local News
Mimi Medlen and a crew of family and friends will be planting spring flowers around the Eric Medlen memorial statue in Oakdale this Saturday, March 16 starting at 11 a.m. They are looking for additional volunteers to come out and help plant the flowers around the Eric Medlen memorial.
March 14, 2013
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Oakdale Police arrested a documented gang member and seized large quantities of illegal narcotics with a street value of over $31,000 on Monday, March 11 during a home detention search.
March 13, 2013
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Richard
Paloma
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Local News
