Armona News

The Merced County Jail Ministry will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov.

Just two weeks after receiving an unsolicited buyout offer, Rubio's Restaurants' board of directors yesterday unanimously rejected the $80 million proposal.

A funeral service for Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr., the 20-year-old Marine from Armona killed in Afghanistan, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Reformed Church in Hanford.

Members of the Marine Corps League and the local Marine Reserve unit marked Flag Day on Sunday by performing a flag-retirement ceremony at the Marine Reserve Center near Fresno Yosemite International Airport.

A South Valley Marine makes the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Alfonso Ochoa Jr.

People in the home state of Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr. - the 20-year-old Kane'ohe-based Marine killed in action Saturday in Afghanistan - were saddened yesterday by news of the young man's death.

When Joshua M. Mills was young, he aspired to two careers, and only one was in the military.

The Department of Defense has announced the death of a Marine, Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr., 20, of Armona, Calif.

A series of fireworks stand thefts are taking some of the sparkle off the 4th of July holiday for a few Valley charities.