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March 4, 2026

Touch-A-Truck raises more than $65K for Coastal Kids Home Care

Touch-A-Truck
MONTEREY COUNTY — The 11th annual Touch-A-Truck rolled into the Salinas Rodeo Grounds on Sept. 7, drawing more than 2,000 ticketed guests for a day of family fun that combined big rigs, community spirit and philanthropy. Together, participants, sponsors and volunteers raised more than $65,000...

Baseball | Soledad splits series with Monterey

Baseball
SALINAS VALLEY — The Soledad Aztecs baseball team split a home and away series last week with the Monterey Toreadores. In the first game at home, Soledad pitcher Vidal Perez led his team to a 3-1 victory. Perez struck out a game-high 15 batters in...

Monterey County Free Libraries shifting hours of operation at 10 branches

Monterey County Free Libraries King City Branch
MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Oct. 1, 10 branches of Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will be adjusting their hours of operation. The number of hours that libraries are open to the public will remain the same, and the changes are minor shifts to accommodate library...

Navy veteran returns to Greenfield to speak with youth

GREENFIELD — A retired captain in the U.S. Navy who grew up in the Salinas Valley returned to the area last week to not only visit family, but also speak to local youth about veterans and the meaning behind Veterans Day. Gilbert ā€œGilā€ Acosta was...

Soledad Chamber launches new Night Market

SOLEDAD — A new community tradition took off with excitement on the evening of May 9, as the Soledad Chamber of Commerce launched its first-ever Night Market. Held in the Grocery Outlet parking lot at 401 Nestles Road, the event brought together local businesses, food...

Soledad City Council signs pledge to be tobacco and vape free

SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council members signed a pledge to be tobacco and vape free, an initiative through the Sun Street Centers STEPS (Safe Teens Empowerment Project) and Blue Zones Project Monterey County programs, during their regular meeting April 5. STEPS is a drug...

Western FlyerĀ sets sail with weekend celebration, send-off festivities in Monterey

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California with what local media described as ā€œperhaps the strangest crew ever signed aboard a local workboat.ā€ Among them were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, embarking on the journey...

Costa Family awards $25K in scholarships to 15 Salinas Valley students

Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship recipients
SALINAS VALLEY — A total of $25,000 has been awarded to 15 Salinas Valley students who have been selected as the 2025 Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship recipients. A scholarship celebration was held July 16 in Salinas to honor the recipients, who are high school...

Community Foundation for Monterey County announces LEAD Institute 2024 participants

LEAD
MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has selected 21 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute’s 2024 cohort. LEAD is a year-long professional development institute offered by the CFMC’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence to foster strong, effective...

Cross Country | Season ends for South Monterey County runners at CCS

Cross country runners
SALINAS VALLEY — The cross country season ended for South Monterey County high schools on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont last Saturday at the Central Coast Section Championships. Teams and individuals competing from King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales faced the best runners in...

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Salinas man pleads no contest in violent May 2025 domestic incident

SALINAS VALLEY — A Salinas man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges stemming from a May 2025 incident in which he stabbed his...