Susan Brown, of Tokay High School, and Susie Hennecke, of Erma B. Reese Elementary School, were honored Monday night as the Classroom Heroes of 2009 at the Lodi Community Band concert at Hutchins Street Square.

When Tokay High School students arrived for school last week, the cool teacher with the blonde hair whom everyone knew wasn't there.

Tokay High School students have raised thousands of dollars for charity and received career training because of the district's Senior Project.

Growing up in a small town in Georgia, Susan Hitchcock was outdoors all the time. With her two brothers and sister, she said she made rafts, climbed trees, swung on vines and stayed out until the sun went down.

Jeff Brown and Lynn Farley, both of Galt, were engaged in April.

So January is almost over, and there's only one thing holding you back from acheiving complete success on that resolution to get healthy: Lunchtime.

Hearing a budget presentation for the 2010-11 school year. Sifting through a response to a grand jury report. That's how Susan Cota, San Joaquin Delta College's newly hired interim president/superintendent, was welcomed in her first board of trustees meeting on Tuesday night.

For roughly six days, Grace Malson was a member of the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District board of trustees. For one hour on Wednesday, she wasn’t. But by the end of that hour, her position had been restored and not much had changed.

Citizens appointed to local government boards in Lodi aren't always educated - or even informed - about open meeting laws, despite being required by law to follow them.

As the Delta College Board of Trustees sift through another San Joaquin County Grand Jury report, this time accusing three trustees of violating the state's open meetings law, Lodi representative Taj Khan admits no wrongdoing as the board works on a response.

The Lodi Education Association recently publicly recognized four of its union members with a Golden Apple Award.

Tokay High School is looking for people willing to open up their lives for high school students as a senior project mentor.

Mildred Eloise Lane, 85, of Lodi, died July 21 in Murphys. She was born Nov. 19, 1918, in Gardner, Fla.

Carolyn Changaris, 69, of Lodi, died March 18. She was born March 28, 1937, in Little Rock, Ark.

Lodi's financial situation may not be so dire that the city needs to keep close watch of every dollar spent.

This issue of censure and suggested removal of Mayor Susan Hitchcock is very disturbing to me as a voter for City Council members.

Despite last week’s misstep, the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District board once again chose John Gordon as president. In the role, he will lead the regular board meetings and act as the group’s spokesman.

The Lodi Chamber of Commerce's controversial decision to endorse candidates in the November City Council election has caused one member to resign and the mayor to reaffirm her stance on development.