San Joaquin Fair

LINDEN - Four Waverly Elementary School parents have filed uniform complaints with the California Department of Education against Linden Unified School District.

Steve Moore, who is in his second four-year term as San Joaquin County Sheriff, has announced that he will seek a third term in 2014.

On May 14, 2013 Merle Frank Best passed away at the age of 95. Merle was born in Stockton, CA on December 21, 1917. He was raised in Linden, CA by...

Marshall Johnson

A chapel service for Marshal Smith Johnson, 98, of Lodi, who died May 3, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Lodi Funeral Home, 725 S. Fairmont Ave., Lodi. Committal will be private.

Carolyn Wilson

A memorial service for Carolyn Carson Wilson, 86, of Lodi, who died May 2, will be held at 2 p.m. today at The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 1055 St. S. Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi. Committal will be private and there will be no visitation.

Larry Lawrence stands on the main patio at Viaggio Winery, picking through a ring of keys to open a locked wooden door. It leads to the room where he and his wife, Terri Lawrence, had hoped to open a little sandwich counter to serve visitors to Viaggio, a dramatic estate on the Mokelumne River.

Leah Friedman, a member of Cloud 7 Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, has been appointed as a representative to the Grand Executive Committee, Grand Representative to South Carolina and Virgina, and Grand Historian for the Rainbow year 2013-14.

When you walk into Take 27, your attention may be captured by the Tyrannosaurus rex over the bar, the Mr. Spock costume from the "Star Trek" movies, or the John Wayne movie posters on the back wall.

What does it take to create a business that teaches young athletes about sports, responsibility and teamwork?

The annual Ag Venture for the Stockton, Lodi and Linden third graders was held at the Grape Festival in Lodi. Approximately 3600 children attended.

Dear Pharmacist: At one of your lectures, I heard you say you drink Linden tea at night but you never said why. What is it and why is it something you like? — L.P. Jacksonville, Fla.

Philip Ricci found out through text message. For 15 years, the Galt basketball legend had towered as the city’s top scorer. No longer. When Michael Meserole of the Liberty Ranch Hawks set the new mark this season, Ricci’s nephew Xavier, a sophomore at the school, let him know.

Each year a recipient of this award is chosen for their contributions to our community. Their personal achievements and service to the Linden Community are so outstanding and distinctive that they deserve the recognition bestowed upon them. They also will serve as the 2013 Cherry Festival Parade Grand Marshal.

A congressman who is hoping to become the next House Agriculture Committee chairman came to San Joaquin County on Wednesday. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, who is also a certified public accountant, came to attend a fundraiser and learn more about agricultural issues specific to California.

While approving a winery application for an Acampo project and another in the Tracy area on Thursday, San Joaquin County planning commissioners were looking at the bigger picture — whether wineries were trying to beat the clock before a potentially more restrictive ordinance is adopted by the county.

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State Sen. Cathleen Galgiani says that convicted murderer Wesley Shermantine Jr. writes to her a couple of times a week to tell her where remains of murder victims are located.

Twenty-five days into excavation efforts on agricultural property in Linden, FBI personnel and technical experts have dug to a depth of approximately 65 feet below grade within the old well site.

FBI personnel and technical experts continued to excavate an old well in the Linden area Monday to potentially recover long-missing victims of convicted murderer Wesley Shermantine Jr., and his deceased partner in crime, Loren Herzog. Thus far, no human remains have been discovered, according to FBI spokeswoman Gina B. Swankie.

Progress has been slow, but investigators have reached about 40 feet below grade within the well, Swankie said.