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GONZALES — Male and Female Athletes of the Year for the 2024-25 school year at Gonzales High School were announced last week. Spartan senior football, basketball and track and field athlete Jackie Camacho was chosen as the Female Athlete of the Year, and senior cross...

CENTRAL COAST — A multitude of elected officials, workers and law enforcement personnel from Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties gathered at the Government Center in Salinas last Wednesday to send a message to the immigrant community and the federal government. “Today we stand...

SALINAS VALLEY — After nearly three weeks off, South Monterey County soccer teams will be back in action this week. The four boys’ and girls’ teams opened divisional play on Monday. BOYS’ SOCCER The Gonzales boys’ team finished the preseason with a 4-2-2 record and began...

MONTEREY COUNTY — A team from SPCA Monterey County traveled to the Los Angeles area Saturday to take in cats and dogs from animal shelters to help provide room for more fire evacuees. So far, the SPCA opened its arms to 11 pets, including one...

SOLEDAD — Gabilan Elementary School teacher Laura Maldonado has been nominated for National Life Group’s 2024-25 LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, LifeChanger of the Year recognizes and rewards the very best K-12 educators and school district employees across...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program, the deadline of which to apply online is Nov. 10. This year the program plans to award students up to $2,000 in...

SALINAS — The Clem Albertoni Cowboy Gathering presented by Taylor Farms will take place Saturday, March 25, at the Fox Theater in Salinas. The event, produced by the California Rodeo Association, is held in memory of long-time master of ceremonies and cowboy poet Clem Albertoni,...

After celebrating the holidays with her family and recovering from a bout of Covid, Zoe Lofgren flew back to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 2 to begin her new term representing California’s 18th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress. The district follows Highway 101 from...

GONZALES — The undefeated San Lorenzo Valley Cougars scored 16 points in the final nine and a half minutes of the fourth to defeat the Gonzales Spartans, 22-8, at Alisal High School. With the loss, the Spartans fell to 1-2 in the Santa Lucia Division...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey has received its initial funding from a historic national opioid settlement, aimed at combating the devastating opioid crisis. The settlement has already delivered $2.9 million to the County between 2022 and 2023, with a total of $13 million...