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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...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Alzheimer’s Association is expanding its outreach in South Monterey County with a focus on helping residents protect their cognitive health and supporting families caring for loved ones with dementia. This fall, the Association in partnership with the Health Projects Center/Del Mar...

GONZALES — The Gonzales Knights youth football program is searching for players for all the divisions to be able to have a season this year. As of last week, the Knights have until Aug. 21 to receive enough players on the rosters to stay on...

SALINAS VALLEY — National Night Out took place last Tuesday in the Salinas Valley cities of Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield, bringing together families, first responders and local organizations for an evening of community connection hosted by each police department. On Fourth Street in Gonzales, the...

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad has opened the North Central Coast Air Basin’s first Clean Air Center at the Soledad Community Center, creating a designated public space where residents can seek cleaner indoor air during wildfire smoke events. The new center, located at 560 Walker...

SOLEDAD — A Greenfield man was arrested Sunday night after fleeing from a traffic stop and ramming a secured gate at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, according to the Soledad Police Department. At about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 9, officers attempted to stop a...