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Gonzales students attend summer robotics program

GONZALES — A team of Gonzales Unified School District students in sixth through eighth grades has engaged in a five-week computer programming camp to...

Rancho Cielo receives $5,000 in bus passes for students to get...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), facilitated by Monterey County Hospitality Association (MCHA), has donated $5,000 in bus passes to Rancho Cielo so its...

Monterey County literacy programs to receive $920K in federal funding

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County AmeriCorps will receive $920,000 in federal funding for literacy programs in the Alisal Union, Chualar Union, King City Union...
Grad Notes

Salinas Valley Grad Notes | June 29, 2023

Jayson Hufford of King City has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2023 President’s List. The winter terms run from January to...

Taylor Farms invests in the future with academic scholarships

SALINAS VALLEY — Taylor Farms recently hosted employees and their families at its annual scholarship luncheon on June 15.  This year 37 students were selected...

Hartnell College awarded $9.5M grant to support students in agricultural careers

SALINAS — Hartnell College has been awarded a $9.5 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s inaugural NEXTGEN program.  The official...

Soledad student among US service academy nominees

SOLEDAD — Nadia Manzano from Soledad High School is among Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s 2023 nominations of local high school students to U.S. military academies. Manzano...

Hartnell Panther runners from South Monterey County moving on

SALINAS VALLEY — Distance runners from Hartnell College and South Monterey County will be continuing to run and compete at universities in California and...

Resiliency a trait for Gonzales and Soledad 2023 graduates

SALINAS VALLEY — The graduating seniors of Gonzales and Soledad high schools endured nearly two years of distance learning, wearing masks and social distancing,...

Scheid Family Wines announces King City, Greenfield winners of 2023 scholarship...

GREENFIELD — Scheid Family Wines has announced the student winners of the 2023 Scheid Writing Contest.  Now celebrating its 35th year of the program in...

Local News

Crews remove invasive eucalyptus trees

Eucalyptus removal project turns trees into biochar for farm research

MONTEREY COUNTY — Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) is currently producing beneficial biochar from invasive eucalyptus trees removed to restore native ecosystems around Elkhorn Slough. In...