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(FOX40.COM) — An ice cream factory in Modesto that employs nearly 300 people is scheduled to close its doors for good. Tropicale Foods, LLC, which specializes in “Mexican-inspired ice cream,” is expected to put an end to production in Modesto on July 19. The company was founded in Mexico in the 1940’s and has had […]

The company said it plans to move production to its existing facilities in Texas and Southern California

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Coronavirus update, Feb. 17: Stanislaus deaths surpass 900. Hospital cases increase The Modesto Bee 2/17/2021 John Holland, The Modesto Bee Feb. 17—The six deaths announced Tuesday put Stanislaus County at 905 residents lost to the pandemic since last spring. The county Health Services Agency had gone two days over the Presidents Day weekend without reporting any deaths. Stanislaus added 138 cases Tuesday, for a total of 49,128. The county also has 427,795 negative test resu...

Feb. 16—The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Stanislaus County continued to drop Monday, with only 150 cases confirmed. That is less than half as many reported in the first weeks of this year. For the second day in a row, no deaths due to coronavirus were reported in Stanislaus County on Monday, and there more intensive care beds available than the day before. A total of 899 ...