Atwater

Sophia Lomeli, a student at Atwater High School, was crowned Miss Atwater 2023 on Saturday, Sept. 9. “I’m very honored, and I’m excited for what the future holds,” Lomeli said. “I’m looking forward to meeting with our K-12 schools, and getting to communicate with them, and to meeting the whole community.” The Miss Atwater…

The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on our nation was marked by a somber ceremony at the Atwater Community Center on Monday morning.…

Author and actress Karyn Parsons, best known for her role as Hilary Banks on the TV series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” visited Bellevue…

MERCO Credit Union in Atwater has moved into an impressive new facility located at 598 Bellevue Rd, across the street from the Atwater Village shopping center. The Atwater branch is considered a top-tier, full service credit union center with a drive-through ATM, and a drive-up teller window. The interior features a new Financial…

The Atwater Memorial Building was standing room only for U.S. Representative John Duarte’s Town Hall meeting Tuesday evening. Workers' overalls…

Atwater City Council members voted to extend the employment contract of their city manager on Monday night during a meeting marked by sharp…

The Stone Ridge Christian High School baseball team finished its season recently winning more games than any year since 2009. The team barely missed the playoffs, losing to Millennium of Stockton, 4-3, in a game that determined the last team to enter playoffs from the Central California Athletic Alliance. The team’s 10 wins were the most…

Atwater residents, educators and local leaders celebrated the opening of the new Juniper Elementary School on Aug. 4. The campus, located at…

There’s a new military fighter jet in town. Castle Air Museum’s newest addition to their collection is the famous F-4 Phantom II “Bunny” — an…

It doesn't get much better than two big old car shows within two days' time of each other. I was in tall cotton last Thursday at the monthly show put on at the Vista Ranch complex on Highway 140 on the way to Planada. Then all of downtown Atwater was full of delightful dreams last Saturday. That's a double win-win situation for…