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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County health officials and community partners have released the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment, a comprehensive report identifying the county’s...

Basketball | Soledad boys down Gonzales, 65-40

Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High boys basketball team showed why they are in first place in the Cypress Division with wins last week on...

Soledad unveils 24/7 naloxone, fentanyl test strip kiosk

Local News

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and the Monterey County Health Department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 23 for the city’s first 24/7 naloxone...

South County Farm Day 2026 brings agriculture to life for students

Focus on Agriculture

SALINAS VALLEY — Hundreds of South Monterey County third graders took part in the 2026 South County Farm Day on Jan. 22 at the...

Soccer | South Monterey County teams enter final weeks of 2025-26 season

Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County boys and girls soccer teams are entering the final two weeks of play in the Pacific Coast Athletic...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Rant Twixt Two Random Thoughts

Opinion

I don’t know the extremes to which one can go to be called a pacifist, so I don’t label myself one but do join...

OPINION

Funny Papers Again Column | A Rant Twixt Two Random Thoughts

February 4, 2026

I don’t know the extremes to which one can go to be called a pacifist, so I don’t label myself one but do join the majority that eschews violence. I don’t like witnessing people fighting in anger, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that. I remember way back...