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MONTEREY COUNTY — Beginning this fall semester, Hartnell College students will be able to ride Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) more easily through a new Tap2Ride pilot program that allows them to board by simply tapping a contactless bankcard on the fare reader. The pilot streamlines the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has received a $250,000 federal grant to continue efforts aimed at preventing youth violence, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced Aug. 18. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Preventing Violence Affecting Young Lives, or...

GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield has welcomed eight new interns into its Internship Program, with the participants beginning hands-on training and professional experiences across several city departments. The interns will work in the Police Department, Public Works, Finance, Community Engagement, Information Technology, Economic and Community...

GONZALES — Adventure Seeking Seniors and the Gonzales Youth Guardians brought generations together earlier this month for a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon focused on community service, mentorship and recognizing local volunteers. The Aug. 8 luncheon gave an opportunity for seniors and local youth to work side...

SALINAS VALLEY — Six South Monterey County students were recognized for completing a summer leadership program and local artists were honored for their work last month during Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez’s annual open house in King City. The South County Young Leaders program was...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Montage Health Foundation has been awarded a $1.56 million, three-year contract from the Monterey County Health Department to launch a new opioid and substance use prevention education initiative for Monterey County youth. Approved by the County’s Board of Supervisors in April, the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Overnight construction on Highway 101 between Soledad and Greenfield is expected to cause intermittent lane closures and traffic delays beginning Sunday, Aug. 23, and continuing through late September. Work will take place Sunday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. in...

GONZALES — Six individuals and a team were inducted into the 2026 Gonzales High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday night at Laguna Seca Golf Club. The Aug. 15 event began with appetizers and music, followed by a full-course meal before the awards program....

SALINAS VALLEY — The South Monterey County cities of King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales hosted a joint celebration on Aug. 8 for the inaugural Paint the Valley Purple campaign.  Each city held its own program to get the word out that the American Cancer...

MONTEREY COUNTY — There is an old rotary telephone in a garden in downtown Salinas that will never ring. It isn’t connected to a phone line. There is no dial tone, and no one will answer when the receiver is lifted. Still, people come to...