Oakdale News and Announcements

Sacramento Job Fair

Waste Management’s Sacramento/Nevada Area will be hosting a local job fair to recruit Customer Service Representatives to work in their Gold River call center.  The...

Roaring 20's Party Supports Museum

Friends of Oakdale Heritage will be recreating the fun and excitement of an old-fashioned speakeasy this Saturday night with their roaring ‘20s casino night, “Naughty...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Crossing Guards Braving Hostile Drivers For Kids

They’ve been cursed at, honked at, glared at, flipped off, and flat-out ignored in spite of their much-needed services in various locations throughout Oakdale —...

Community Clean Up Spurs City Pride

A core group of residents have formed the Oakdale Women’s Improvement Club and they’re doing exactly as the name implies: improving Oakdale.

Council Formalizes Fire Services Merger

Members of the Oakdale City Council formally approved a contract at their Monday night meeting that will merge the headquarters of Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District, City of...

Stanislaus County Library Tax Fate Hangs In Balance

Oakdale voters will have the opportunity this June to decide the fate of their public library. The Oakdale branch of the Stanislaus County Library is funded in part by a...

OID Sets Fringe Parcel Terms

A revised draft of terms for a one-time option of annexation to the Oakdale Irrigation District for select groups of “fringe” parcels was set by the OID board in a...

City Requests Relocation Of OID Line

Crossing Guard Conundrum

The crossing guards stationed at three different high-traffic crossing areas commonly used by students in the morning and afternoon are quite possibly the bravest people in...

Pilots Adjust Pattern

Oakdale airport-bound pilots are rethinking their flight paths in the interest of public safety and comfort. Air traffic has been re-directed away from the air space above Sierra...

Mold Removal For VH Station

Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District voted to award Coit Restoration the bid for removing the toxic mold that has shut down the Valley Home fire station since November.

Oldest Resident Passes

Oakdale’s oldest resident – even listed as among the oldest living people in the world – 109-year-old Vera Piccetti, passed away on Monday morning, Jan. 23.

State Of The City Outlined By Mayor

Oakdale Mayor Pat Paul took her audience on a trip through the last year of Oakdale history with her State of the City address on Jan. 25. She gave the address to a crowd of more...

RDA Payback List Finalized

The Oakdale Redevelopment Agency met for the last time on Monday to finalize an EOPS, Enforceable Obligations Payment Schedule. The EOPS is a list of all RDA debt that will need...

Fire Station Mold Fix Decided

Stolen Vehicle Theft Continues To Plague City

Car thieves are becoming more brazen, stealing vehicles regardless of the time of day, say police.

Council Has Marathon Meeting After Holidays

Oakdale City Council recovered from city holiday shut-downs with a heavier than usual agenda on Jan. 17. The meeting was held on a Tuesday, rather than the regular Monday, because...

Future Shaky - Business Improvement District Fate Uncertain

The fate of Oakdale’s Business Improvement District is still unknown after the Oakdale City Council decided to delay its decision on the BID for one month. The council spent...

Hoss Joins The Force

The Oakdale Police Department Equestrian force is growing.

Planners Stay Active

The Oakdale Planning Commission is waiting for the adoption of a new Oakdale General Plan to make many changes, but are not sitting idle in the meantime. Scot Hicks, chair of the...

Canal Plan Would Separate River Waters

Assemblyman Bill Berryhill is championing a Delta solution that could please all water interests at an economic cost significantly less than the latest proposal to resurrect the...

Windy, Soggy Weekend Ahead

It was slow in coming, but it appears the winter has finally arrived with a cold front that promises windy, wet weather for the entire weekend, Friday through Sunday, Jan. 20-22.

Mayor To Present State Of City Address

Oakdale Mayor Pat Paul will give her State of the City address on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the city’s Bianchi Community Center, 110 S. Second Ave.

Denham Pushing For Great American Garage Sale

Jeff Denham is pushing for Congress to do what many of his constituents do when they have unneeded property and need to raise cash - conduct a garage sale.

Jenkins Named Interim Chief

Members of the Oakdale City Council were scheduled to name Oakdale Police Department Lt. Lester Jenkins as the interim police chief at the Tuesday, Jan. 17 meeting.

Company Mobilizes To Aid Family

Team Depot, a volunteer program for Home Depot employees, is making a difference across the Central Valley. Team members from Sacramento to Turlock volunteer their time to work...

City Council Had Full Agenda

The Oakdale City Council had a packed agenda on Tuesday night. The previous meeting, on Jan. 3, had only one item on the agenda due to the city’s limited holiday hours. The...

OID Rules On Dry Winter Actions

There was not a ruling to bring water into the Oakdale Irrigation District canal system, but the OID Board of Directors unanimously agreed to waive all fees associated with canal...

Spotlight On Saddle Club

Top Notch Cop and Firemen

Each year the Oakdale Police Department and the Oakdale City Fire Deparment, along with Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District award one member of their personnel a distinguished...

Grass Fire Darkens Area

An early morning grass fire in the Albers Road area south of Oakdale on Wednesday was connected to a power outage that left several thousand Pacific Gas & Electric customers...

Lifetime Achiever - Bill Dyer Tapped For Recognition

The Oakdale Chamber of Commerce has awarded Bill Dyer, a former Oakdale High School teacher, the former familiar face behind Community Sharing, and an overall volunteer...

Going Green? - Electric Scooter Purchase Eyed

In an environmentally-friendly and cost-saving move, City of Oakdale employees could soon be ridding greener thanks to a rebate program offered through the San Joaquin Valley Air...

Residents Wary Of Cell Tower

In a move likely to frustrate some local residents, Oakdale City Council members will not be discussing a lease agreement for the installation of a 70-foot cell phone tower at...

Dry Weather Pattern Cause For Concern

Unseasonably dry weather so far this winter is leaving the area in an unsettled condition.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Subject Of City Tour

Upgrades and repairs to the Oakdale Wastewater Treatment Plant are finally complete, and Oakdale City Council members toured the completed facility on Monday, Jan. 9. The tour was...

Will OID See Winter Irrigation?

Homecoming Festivities Slated For Friday

Oakdale Man Sentenced In Federal Court For Drugs

Modesto Area Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

Wastewater Plant Tour Open To Public

Oakdale City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, Jan. 9 at the Oakdale Wastewater Treatment Plant. Council and members of the public will take a tour of the facility to...

Newsworthy Final Six Months Of Year

A swift-running river, bad news for schools in terms of state funding, and an increase in gang activity all found their way on to the front pages of The Leader during the latter...

Battery Ingestion Harms Toddler

Jaden Mayfield was doing what probably any two-year-old boy would do one afternoon when he found something shiny …he put it in his mouth. Little did he or his family know...

California Rings In New Laws For 2012

The New Year brings fresh opportunity and challenges for most people but it also brings new laws for everyone to abide by. More than 800 laws will go into effect. Some laws...

Locals Not Affected - Sears Holding Company Announces Store Closures

Although the list posted at the Sears Holding Company website is still not completely updated, the Oakdale Kmart and Sears locations seem to have escaped the chopping block as...

Redevelopment Decision Prompts Review

Oakdale city officials are scrambling to action after the California Supreme Court upheld the state’s right to dismantle redevelopment agencies across the state in a Dec....

Scarves For Seniors

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On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over Stanislaus County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today and...

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Oakdale organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Oakdale is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works: when you...

Weekend Activities in and around Oakdale

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat your­self to a day out on­ ­the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...