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July 17, 2025

Soccer | Gonzales boys start season with 1-0-1 record, as Greenfield travels to King City tonight

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High varsity boys’ soccer team opened the pre-season last week with a 4-1 victory over host Pacific Grove, and ended the week on Saturday with a 2-2 tie in Santa Maria against Righetti High School. On Nov. 25 at Pacific Grove,...

Power outage halts Salinas Valley Fair Kick-Off auction

Salinas Valley Fair Kick-Off auction
SALINAS VALLEY — The annual Salinas Valley Fair Kick-Off on April 20 started with a great turnout of about 625 attendees inside the Orradre Building, bidding in the silent auction and a delicious dinner by the King City Young Farmers. Once dinner was served, speeches...

Salinas Valley Health marks Overdose Awareness Day with candlelight vigil

SALINAS — The pain and heartbreak of an epidemic that has claimed 89 lives in Monterey County last year were raw and personal for those who attended an Overdose Awareness Day event at Salinas Valley Health in Salinas. Glowing purple luminaries represented each one of...

Basketball | Soledad stock soars after starting 4-1 in Cypress Division

SOLEDAD — It wasn’t a great start for the Soledad Aztecs boys’ basketball team, but the season is looking up as they have won four of their last five games. Coming into the season, the Aztecs had lost much of their talent from a year...

Volleyball | King City rallies to beat Greenfield

KING CITY — Trailing in their first match of the volleyball season two games to one, the King City Lady Mustangs played better down the stretch and defeated South Monterey County rival Greenfield High in a 3-2 non-league battle. ā€œThere was definitely first-match jitters the...

Track and Field | Gonzales Spartans team celebrates season

Gonzales High School track and field
GONZALES — Food, frolic and awards were all in abundance during the Gonzales High School Track and Field Awards Night on May 30 at the Roger Fernando Gymnasium. Athletes, parents and coaches celebrated the season in a casual event with fine linen and a delicious...

Community event empowers youth and families in Soledad

Soledad Pathways to Success
SOLEDAD — Partners For Peace presented a community event earlier this month focused on empowering Soledad’s youth and their families with the tools and knowledge for a successful future. The event, ā€œPathways to Success,ā€ was held March 2 at Main Street Middle School in Soledad....

Greenfield man arrested on multiple charges of child molestation

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department arrested Jubentino Aguilar Macias, 45, of Greenfield, on multiple charges of child molestation on April 13. The arrest followed an investigation prompted by two juvenile girls who came forward on April 12, reporting that they had been sexually molested by...

Community survey to help develop regional broadband strategy for Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY — What are the greatest internet service needs in Monterey County? Tell the County about it in a new survey — the second phase of the County of Monterey’s efforts toward future broadband investment. In January, the community chimed in with the County’s...

Operation Santa 2024 brings Christmas cheer to hundreds of South Monterey County families

SALINAS VALLEY — The spirit of Christmas was alive and well earlier this month at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City, as nearly 600 families from South Monterey County gathered for the annual Operation Santa event. Hosted by Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and...

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Scammers are targeting PG&E customers at an alarming rate

CENTRAL COAST — Utility scams have continued at an alarming rate during 2025, with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers reporting over $190,000...