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SOLEDAD — Surrounded by family, friends and local leaders, Eloise Betty Jackson marked her 100th birthday on Feb. 15 at Eden Valley Care Center in Soledad, celebrating a century defined by resilience, devotion and community. The centennial celebration drew residents, extended family members who traveled...

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High boys soccer team advanced to the Central Coast Section Division V semifinals after defeating No. 7 seed Cristo Rey in penalty kicks on Saturday night at Everett Alvarez High School. The Aztecs are the second seed in the division and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren visited the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on Feb. 18 to deliver a $500,000 check, part of her 13 community projects submitted for the Fiscal Year 2026 congressional appropriations cycle. The funding will support the next phase of expansion at...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Fair is now accepting applications for the 2026 Miss Salinas Valley Fair Competition, offering young women the chance to serve as ambassadors for one of the region’s most recognized events. Eligible contestants must be ages 16 to 20 and reside...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school wrestlers have qualified to the Central Coast Section (CCS) Masters after competing at last Saturday’s Southern Regional Meet at Watsonville High School. Qualifying to the Masters Meet from King City were: Shyrah Jackson (4th place at 120...

SALINAS VALLEY — After two years of lower levels of impatiens necrotic spot virus in the Salinas Valley, researchers have recorded a higher number of cases during the 2025 season, though they say INSV did not reach the widespread levels seen in 2022, when...

SALINAS VALLEY — One win on the field and one win by forfeit earned the Soledad Aztec boys soccer team the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Championship. The Aztecs finished with a 10-2-0 division record and were 14-2-3 overall. Soledad began the week earning a...

SALINAS — Hartnell College’s K-12 STEAM Program hosted three NASA Integrated Engineering Challenges last month as part of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program, one of only 10 institutions selected nationwide. The program concluded Jan. 16 at Hartnell’s STEM Building with a rover...

SALINAS VALLEY — Riding the wave of a nine-game winning streak, the Soledad High boys basketball team won the school’s third basketball title. Last week the Aztecs avenged their only Cypress Division loss by beating the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs and then claiming the title...

GONZALES — A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency dispatchers received the call at about 9:27 p.m. on Feb. 13. Deputies responded...