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December 6, 2025

Gonzales High student takes first place in countywide poetry contest

Monterey County Poetry Out Loud
GONZALES — Gonzales High School senior Anixia Davila was named the champion of the 2024 Monterey County Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition. Students from seven local high schools competed in this year’s event, which took place Feb. 3 at the CSUMB Alumni and Visitor’s Center...

California family secures 140-year ranching legacy by conserving their ranch near Gabilan Range

Silacci Ranch
SALINAS VALLEY — California Rangeland Trust has announced the conservation of the 9,400-acre Silacci Ranch in San Benito and Monterey counties. The project was completed by the Rangeland Trust with funding from the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB), the California Strategic Growth Council’s Sustainable Agricultural...

Football | Gonzales Spartans struggle in loss to Breakers

GONZALES — Last Thursday night at Pacific Grove, the host Breakers outscored Gonzales 28-7 in the first half and never looked back in the 48-14 home win. The Breakers improved to 2-1 in pre-season and the Spartans are now 1-2. ā€œWe couldn’t seem to get much...

Chevron Soccer Academy brings joy to local youth

Chevron Soccer Academy
SALINAS VALLEY — More than 400 young athletes from across Monterey County took to the fields of the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on July 12-13, participating in the Chevron Soccer Academy — an event that delivered not just elite soccer training, but inspiration, education...

Quick-thinking Monterey County bus drivers extinguish car fire

MCOE bus drivers
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmates convicted of murdering fellow inmate

Law judge court
SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmates Alberto Cortez and Jaime Romero have each been convicted by a jury of murder, announced the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on June 3. Cortez was convicted of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murder, based...

Track and Field | South Monterey County teams prepare for 2025 finals

Track and Field
CENTRAL COAST — Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional trials and finals will take place next week for high school track and field teams from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. Gonzales, Greenfield and King City have completed the regular season in the Santa Lucia...

Gonzales High alum takes wrestling skills to New Mexico

GONZALES — Gonzales High School Class of 2023 graduate Andrew Zarate will be wrestling for New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. Zarate competed for Lassen College the past two wrestling seasons and placed fourth at 184 pounds at the California Junior College State...

Photos | Greenfield hosts successful 2025 Easter Event

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Recreation Department’s 2025 Easter Event was a resounding success last week, bringing together community members for a late afternoon filled with joy, laughter and entertainment. Held at Patriot Park, attendees participated in an array of fun activities, thrilling egg hunts and spectacular...

Gonzales Spartans soccer program hosts first car show fundraiser

Gonzales Show and Shine Car Show
GONZALES — Gonzales High’s boys’ soccer team hosted the Show and Shine Car Show on Saturday at the school stadium parking lot. Cars, trucks and bikes of all makes and models were welcomed to the inaugural event that was a fundraiser for the soccer program. The...

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Vehicle with marijuana

Burglary at cannabis facility leads to vehicle pursuit, recovery of marijuana

SALINAS VALLEY — An in-progress burglary at a local greenhouse facility last week led to a multi-agency vehicle pursuit from Salinas to Gilroy and...