Lodi News-Sentinel

The Lodi News-Sentinel is a daily publication located in Lodi, California. It caters to readers in the northern part of San Joaquin County and the southern region of Sacramento County.

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Lodi Animal Services waiving fees for Adopt-a-Pet Day

2 days ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

Pet adoptions can be expensive, so if you’re looking to add a furry friend to your home but don’t think you can afford one, Lodi Animal Services will help you out this weekend. The department will be participating in California Adopt-a-Pet Day on Saturday, waiving all adoption fees on both cats and dogs. Animal services manager Megan Ramczyk said the shelter has about 10 dogs and 15 cats waiting to be taken home. “We have kittens, adults, lots of huge dogs, some small ones,” she said.
Galt City Council considers money to help Liberty Ranch boosters

6 days ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

GALT — A high school booster club is getting some financial help months after some $200,000 in funds were stolen. The Galt City Council will consider approving the allocation of $1,000 in public benefit funds from Vice Mayor Paul Sandhu to the Liberty Ranch Hawks Booster Club at its Tuesday, June 4 meeting. Sandhu asked for the funds to be allocated to the organization during the May 20 council meeting. “Their financial (situation), as everybody knows, is not that great,” Sandhu said last week.
Lodi police and fire teaming up to prevent illegal fireworks

6 days ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

As the summer season approaches, local law enforcement agencies said they will begin enforcing rules prohibiting illegal fireworks in the city. The Lodi Police Department announced on Friday that it will be working with the Lodi Fire Department and the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office to focus on those who buy, sell and use illegal fireworks.
Lodi makes cuts to balance budget, deficits loom

1 week ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

Two major projects the city has been planning for two years have now been placed on indefinite hold. The Lodi City Council held two special meetings this week to receive an overview of the 2025-26 budget, and city officials reported that cuts are needed to balance the budget in the face of a projected $4.8 million deficit over the next five years.
Summer is heating up for the Lodi area

1 week ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

Break out your suntan lotion and get ready to crank your air conditioners up this weekend. Triple digit temperatures are expected to bake Lodi and Galt for the first time this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory beginning at 11 a.m. Friday and ending at 11 p.m. Saturday.
Expect controlled burns in Lodi area in coming weeks

1 week ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

WOODBRIDGE — Residents may notice large, smoky fires in rural areas around Woodbridge and Lodi in the coming weeks, particularly near vineyards undergoing agricultural waste removal. Local rural fire districts are cautioning residents to not be alarmed when they see the smoke, as it will most likely be the result of a controlled agricultural practice known as air curtain burning.
Name that miniature golf course: San Joaquin County holding contest for Micke Grove Regional Park’s coming attraction

1 week ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

San Joaquin County youngsters will have the next four weeks to come up with a name for the newest attraction at Micke Grove Regional Park. The county’s parks department is holding a contest for children younger than 17 to name the new miniature golf course at Micke Grove. All children need to do is submit a creative name online at tinyurl.com/MGRPgolf with a brief, one-paragraph statement as to what inspired the moniker. The winner will be recognized at the golf course’s grand opening.
Grape Festival grounds going to the dogs as kennel club hosts annual show

1 week ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

The Lodi Grape Festival grounds will be going to the dogs Thursday. That’s because hundreds of canines of all shapes, sizes, colors and breeds from across the country will be vying for Best in Show, among several titles, during the San Joaquin Kennel Club’s annual dog show. This is the fifth year the show has been held at the Grape Festival grounds, and chair Virginia Latham Smith said one new feature will be the CGC test, or the Canine Good Citizen.
A shared sacrifice: Lodi Memorial Day service reflects on the ‘lives left at home’

1 week ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

Korean War veteran Sgt. Howard William Osterkamp is credited with the popular phrase “all gave some. and some gave all,” reflecting on the sacrifices made by those who served in the military. But during the American Legion Post 22 Memorial Day ceremony Monday, Lodi resident Col. John Bird said the country should also reflect on the sacrifices made by family members who lost loved ones during times of conflict.
Estimated $30,000 worth of copper wire stolen from construction site in Lodi

1 week ago | lodinews.com | Wes Bowers

The Lodi Police Department is investigating the theft of copper wire worth thousands of dollars from a construction site this week. Sometime between May 21 and 22 thieves took about $30,000 worth of wire from the Sacramento Street property where the homeless access center is being constructed, Lt. Matt Latino said. “Someone had left the material just laying near the fence that runs along the Union Pacific tracks,” he said.