General News

Under Mexico’s official school calendar, school kids will have about five weeks between July 15 and August 18 to enjoy a summer break from their studies.  Working parents and busy grandparents can choose from a variety Lakeside area vacation time programs to keep youngsters busy and entertained during the lapse.

One of the pair of heavy duty patrol trucks delivered to the Jocotepec police department in March is out of commission after colliding with a cow that crossed its path on the outskirts of town early Thursday, June 26.

Over the years, the mission of the School for Special Needs Children (formerly School for the Deaf) in Jocotopec has broadened.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the Lake Chapala Society has changed the July dates for services offered by officials from Chapala’s Ministerio Público (MP) and the U.S. Consulate American Citizen Services (ACS) unit.

In response to two separate complaints of animal cruelty registered last week, Chapala’s ecology office took swift action to rescue three adult dogs and four newborn puppies found to be living in squalid conditions without adequate food or medical care.

Chapala’s municipal government is being shouldered with the responsibility of collecting a mountain of unpaid fines for parking violations in the downtown area pay-to-park zone.

Just two weeks into the rainy season, Lake Chapala has already gained substantial ground and continues rising at a steady rate.

Lakeside’s expatriate community is definitely reaping benefits from the outreach program implemented three months ago by the Chapala’s office of the Ministerio Público (MP or District Attorney), according to the agency’s regional supervisor Rogelio Reyes.