Nine employees at Cruz Roja Chapala are back home after five days of intense labor in Mexico City, where they were assigned to dig out ruins left by the calamitous September 19 earthquake.

Countless lakeshore inhabitants and visitors have traveled streets or come across schools bearing the names Marcos Castellanos, Encarnación Rosas and José Santana. Few are well versed in the historical background of these designations.

September has been a bonanza month for local students who have long dealt with out-of-pocket transportation expenses and other difficulties in getting to and from the places where they study.

At last, work on the highly touted Ajijic highway improvement project is underway.

Tardiness and information overload were the hallmarks of this week’s back-to-back informes de gobierno (government reports) staged by Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado and opposition City Councilor Juan Carlos Pelayo.

Jalisco Attorney General Eduardo Almaguer has disclosed the recent capture of 13 suspects linked to the operation of two criminal gangs involved in kidnappings, forced disappearances, murder and drug trafficking in the municipality of Jocotepec.