Ceres Courier

06/05/2026

Sheila Tierra Ochoa, a 27-year-old paraprofessional at Alice Stroud Elementary School, was arrested last month for having inappropriate contact with a student under the age of 14.

EMPIRE – A 27-year-old paraprofessional at Alice Stroud Elementary School was arrested and booked into the Stanislaus County Jail last month on charges of lewd and lascivious act with a minor under the age of 14, sending harmful material to a minor, annoying and molesting a minor, willful harm to ...

06/05/2026

Ag officials are concerned that plants sold at Costco may carry the glassy-winged sharpshooter.

The Stanislaus County Agricultural Commissioner is asking residents who recently purchased grape plants from Costco stores not to plant them and to contact the Agricultural Commissioner’s office for inspection guidance following the detection of an invasive agricultural pest on grape nursery stock...

06/05/2026

Ceres High baseball teammates Ashton Urena, Anthony Trevino, Isaac Moreno and Mario Vargas were honored during the Western Athletic Conference’s year-end head coaches’ meeting last month in Ceres.

Ashton Urena’s outstanding play as a key member of Ceres High’s baseball program earned him league recognition for the second year in a row.

06/05/2026

Heart disease and cancer were the top two causes of death among Stanislaus County residents.

Stanislaus County’s health statistics for 2024 show a trend in the right direction, but the numbers lag behind state and national averages, according to a report presented at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting.

06/04/2026

Stanislaus County’s Modesto Library will reopen to the public in October and not in the summer as originally planned.

06/04/2026

Central Valley High School held a Mental Health Awareness Fair during lunchtime on Friday.

Central Valley High School students were busy checking out the booths at Friday’s Mental Health Awareness Fair during the lunch hour. A handful of agencies set up booths on the campus of 2,400 students to hand out information along with fun activities like games, prizes and free products.

06/04/2026

Central Valley boys tennis standouts Osvaldo Cisneros, Silas Rodriguez, Avori Ortega and Roman Parodi traveled to Roseville last month to compete at the Sac-Joaquin Section Division-II Doubles Tournament.

06/04/2026

The Hughson City Council voted May 26 to formally censure Mayor George Carr and remove him from several committee and board assignments after an independent investigation substantiated allegations of misconduct against him.

The Hughson City Council voted May 26 to formally censure Mayor George Carr and remove him from several committee and board assignments after city officials confirmed that an independent investigation substantiated allegations of misconduct against him.

06/04/2026

'I had the honor of riding around with Steve Whitney, a volunteer with the Ceres Police Department, and I can honestly say he is an unsung hero of the community who just wants to make his community a better place. And he doesn’t seek the limelight.' - Courier editor Jeff Benziger

Gov. Newsom just signed a bill, SB 73, that makes it illegal for any county sheriff, any county district attorney to delve into ballot fraud. It basically allows the Democrat state Attorney General, his Democrat Secretary of State and his own Democrat hide to be the only ones who can delve into elec...

06/04/2026

Lilly Staggs and Sovannary Carter represented Ceres High’s girls basketball program at the Six County All-Star Senior Classic on April 25 at Modesto Junior College.

Teammates for the past two seasons, Ceres High girls basketball standouts Sovannary Carter and Lilly Staggs suited up for opposite teams at the 29th Annual Six County All-Star Senior Classic.