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MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced the official opening of the nomination period for the Champions of the Arts Awards. Arts4MC invites the community to recognize a Champion of the Arts — an individual, nonprofit organization or business that is...

GONZALES — Gonzales Police Department has received a $30,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aimed to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in crashes involving alcohol and other primary crash factors. The funded...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department reported that detectives served two separate search warrants in December as part of ongoing investigations involving serious public safety concerns. According to the department, the first incident occurred Sunday evening, Dec. 21, when detectives served a search warrant in the...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police are investigating a stabbing that occurred early Sunday morning on the 400 block of 10th Street. Officers responded to the scene just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 28 after receiving a report of a stabbing involving two adults. One individual was...

SALINAS VALLEY — The Salinas Valley cities of Soledad, Gonzales and Greenfield celebrated the start of the Christmas season with holiday gatherings in their respective communities in December. City of Soledad hosted a tree lighting on Dec. 5 at Cesar Chavez Park that was followed...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department hosted its 2025 Cops Giving Tree event earlier this month, spreading hope and generosity to local children and families in need during the holiday season. Held at the Soledad Community Center on Dec. 12, the annual tradition brought the community together in the...

GONZALES — A nearly 100-year-old tradition continued at La Gloria Elementary School in Gonzales as students received candy bags before the holiday break, along with a visit from Santa Claus. In 1929, the newly established Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) began distributing a bag of...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council has approved acceptance of a $500,000 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program grant, recommended by the Board of State and Community Corrections, to expand local services for at-risk youth. The funding strengthens the city’s six-year partnership with Sun Street Centers and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority General Manager and Chief Administrative Officer R. Patrick Mathews will retire this week after more than four decades in local government, the agency announced. In a news release, the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority said Mathews’ retirement...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High School girls’ basketball team is 4-2 in the pre-season with wins last week at Carmel and at home against Harbor. On Dec. 9 at Carmel, the Lady Mustangs’ Alizah Carrillo and Katia Slama scored double-figures in the 56-41 victory...