Rancho Cielo Youth Campus cheers biggest graduating class yet
SALINAS ā Rancho Cielo Youth Campus, along with educational partner John Muir Charter Schools, celebrated a significant milestone this month when 73 students received their high school diplomas, which makes it the largest graduating class ā spanning all vocational programs ā in its 24-year...
Little League tournaments underway for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY ā Little League teams from South Monterey County are participating in the California District 2024 All-Star Tournaments that began last weekend.
Baseball games from the ages of 7-9, 8-10, 9-11 and 11-12 are going on all over Monterey County.
In the 11-12 division, Soledad...
Football | South Monterey County high school teams stay busy
SALINAS VALLEY ā South Monterey County high school football teams will start the seven-on-seven football summer series this Wednesday at 5 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium in King City.
Gonzales, Greenfield, Soledad and King City high schools have already been busy with seven-on-seven football and...
Monterey County implements new ways to access non-emergency assistance
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Montereyās Emergency Communications Department (ECD) operates the countywide consolidated emergency communications system for emergency and non-emergency call answering, as well as dispatch services for a majority of Monterey County.
Recently, ECD has implemented new tools for reporting non-emergency information,...
4th annual Salinas Juneteenth Celebration takes place Saturday at Hartnell College
SALINAS ā The Salinas Juneteenth Celebration Association and Hartnell College have announced the fourth annual Salinas Juneteenth Celebration, set to take place Saturday, June 22, at the Hartnell College main campus.
This yearās theme, āParticipate in Our Freedom,ā promises an enriching experience filled with live...
Gonzales American Legion Post 81, community members observe Flag Day
GONZALES ā American Legion Post 81 and the American Legion Auxiliary of Gonzales hosted a Flag Day ceremony last Friday evening.
Flag Day takes place every June 14 and is a day to pay respect to the U.S. flag and its history.
A number of veterans,...
Quick-thinking Monterey County bus drivers extinguish car fire
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...
Correctional Training Facility hosts car show for staff, inmates
SOLEDAD ā In an unprecedented event, Correctional Training Facility (CTF) staff and inmates organized their first car show last month at the Soledad facility.
On May 19, CTF custody staff and the incarcerated population of Facilities A and B put on the first-of-its-kind car show,...
Greenfield company receives $877K for renewable energy production
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Market and Gas Inc. will receive $877,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help create infrastructure for the sale and production of renewable fuels.
āClimate change and its unprecedented effects pose serious challenges to our planet, and a large variety...
Greenfield police arrest man for sexual assault of juveniles
GREENFIELD ā In late May, patrol officers from the Greenfield Police Department responded to a local elementary school regarding a report of sexual assault of a minor by an adult.
An 8-year-old girl reported being sexually abused by an adult known to her, police said....
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Soledad, Greenfield search warrants lead to arrests for weapon violations
SOLEDAD ā On the morning of June 18, Soledad Police detectives, with assistance from the Greenfield Police Department, Cal Fire, Monterey County Probation Department,...