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Smoke from wildfires prompts health caution
air quality
Turlockers woke Wednesday morning to smoke-filled skies, as winds shifted smoke from Northern California wildfires into the Valley. - photo by KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal
Kristina Hacker
Updated: Oct 11, 2017, 7:07 PM
Published: Oct 11, 2017, 7:08 PM
Smoke from the Northern California wildfires is affecting air quality throughout the entire San Joaquin Valley, prompting local air pollution officials to issue an Air Quality Alert. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued the Air Quality Alert on Wednesday due to smoke impacts from wildfires for San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and the Valley portion of Kern counties. The alert is in effect through Saturday.
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Community members hope to rename baseball field after beloved Little League coach
Paul Cooper
A committee has been appointed to look into renaming the Little League baseball field on the campus of Julien Elementary after longtime coach Paul Cooper, who passed away on May 3 (Photo contributed).
Christopher Correa
Turlock Journal
Published: May 14, 2025, 6:18 AM
A staple in the local Little League scene who recently passed away is the subject of a community effort to rename an iconic Turlock baseball field.
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