Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

OID Extends SF Water Sale Talks

Due to the "recent beneficial hydrology of this winter" the necessity for the Oakdale Irrigation District to rush toward completing a one-year water transfer with the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) has been minimized, according to a Dec. 10 OID memo and statements made at the Dec. 11 special meeting of the OID Board of Directors.

Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

OID Extends SF Water Sale Talks

Due to the "recent beneficial hydrology of this winter" the necessity for the Oakdale Irrigation District to rush toward completing a one-year water transfer with the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) has been minimized, according to a Dec. 10 OID memo and statements made at the Dec. 11 special meeting of the OID Board of Directors.

Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

OID Extends SF Water Sale Talks

Due to the "recent beneficial hydrology of this winter" the necessity for the Oakdale Irrigation District to rush toward completing a one-year water transfer with the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) has been minimized, according to a Dec. 10 OID memo and statements made at the Dec. 11 special meeting of the OID Board of Directors.

Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

OID Extends SF Water Sale Talks

Due to the "recent beneficial hydrology of this winter" the necessity for the Oakdale Irrigation District to rush toward completing a one-year water transfer with the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) has been minimized, according to a Dec. 10 OID memo and statements made at the Dec. 11 special meeting of the OID Board of Directors.

Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

OID Extends SF Water Sale Talks

Due to the "recent beneficial hydrology of this winter" the necessity for the Oakdale Irrigation District to rush toward completing a one-year water transfer with the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) has been minimized, according to a Dec. 10 OID memo and statements made at the Dec. 11 special meeting of the OID Board of Directors.

Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

OID Extends SF Water Sale Talks

Due to the "recent beneficial hydrology of this winter" the necessity for the Oakdale Irrigation District to rush toward completing a one-year water transfer with the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) has been minimized, according to a Dec. 10 OID memo and statements made at the Dec. 11 special meeting of the OID Board of Directors.

Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

OID Extends SF Water Sale Talks

Due to the "recent beneficial hydrology of this winter" the necessity for the Oakdale Irrigation District to rush toward completing a one-year water transfer with the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) has been minimized, according to a Dec. 10 OID memo and statements made at the Dec. 11 special meeting of the OID Board of Directors.

Blaze Destroys Third Avenue Home

A multi-alarm house fire on Friday, Dec. 7 required more than 25 firefighters to combat the blaze and resulted in the near total destruction of the older two-story home. The fire at the structure in the 200 block of South Third Avenue was called in about 1 p.m. with the first-arriving crews only having to respond a few feet away from the East G Street fire station, literally ...

City Dilemma - Lack Of Union Concessions Creates Budget Uncertainty

Just two weeks after Oakdale City Manager Bryan Whitemyer pushed through a proposed budget cutting $540,000 from the city's general fund, Oakdale city officials are hitting a snag that may reduce that cost savings. According to information from those within the city, the police bargaining unit has not accepted paying the proposed 5 percent retirement payment concession that was included in Whitemyer's figures for the 2013-2014 city budget. <p ...

Auto Tech Class Starts Soon

Oakdale’s Olivo Quits MLB Marlins

Oak Valley Moves To Charge For ‘Dry Run’ Ambulance Calls

With a Code-3 run for the crew, ambulance drivers get the rush of the response, but Oak Valley Hospital gets nothing in return when none of the parties involved have to be taken to the hospital. It's a costly response when no assistance is administered.

Council Debates Selling Off Properties

One structure has sat vacant for nearly a year in the center of town, another is dilapidated and in need of repair, a third was described by the city manager as "the blight of Maple Avenue." The Hershey Visitors Center, The Free Will Baptist Church, and a vacant rental house are the list of city owned properties City Manager Bryan Whitemyer wants to unload to apply to more than $1 million in a budget deficit.

Mayor Seeks Crash Tax For Outsiders

A plan sought by Oakdale Mayor Pat Paul to dispel severe budget cuts to public safety by charging outside area motorists costs of the fire department for responding to accidents and car fires may progress as a way to generate much needed funds to city coffers.

Oakdale Grocery Outlet Helps Fight Local Hunger

Filing Period For November Election

Scam Targeting Elderly In Area

"Grandma, what a big bank account you have." Predators, hungry as wolves, are targeting elderly in the area with a con known as the "grandma scam." With blood being thicker than water, swindlers are taking advantage of the elderly family and posing as family members using information commonly available on the Internet. Local police have reported that several incidents have occurred where someone posing as a relative calls an elderly person ...

Mayor Seeks Crash Tax For Outsiders

Hose And Ladder - Volunteer Fire on Horizon?

As Oakdale City Manager Bryan Whitemyer, in the midst of city layoffs and other cost-saving strategies, battles the challenges of a balanced budget during recessionary times while still meeting public safety guarantees in Measure O, he is proposing the concept of a volunteer fire department for the financially strapped city to fill in the gaps when staff levels are low and even supplement existing levels.

Voters Not Misled On Measure O

The Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury 2102-2013 Final Report determined that Oakdale city officials did not misrepresent Measure O, the city's half-cent sales tax measure that passed with 55 percent of the vote in November 2011.

Cruzin For A Cure - Car Show Fundraiser Success

New Police Officer A Local

Grand Jury: Voters Not Misled On Measure O

The Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury 2102-2013 Final Report determined that Oakdale city officials did not misrepresent Measure O, the city's half-cent sales tax measure that passed with 55 percent of the vote in November 2011.