Plane makes emergency landing near Gonzales
GONZALES — A small aircraft made an emergency landing north of Gonzales on Sunday, reported the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office, along with fire crews, responded to the plane, which had safely landed in an agricultural field. The pilot was uninjured,...
Soledad Unified School District to name building in honor of late staff member
SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District will be naming the kindergarten building on the Gabilan Elementary School campus in honor of John Fuller, a beloved employee who died shortly after retiring from the district after more than 30 years.
Fuller was a custodian with Soledad...
Monterey County awarded grant for drugged driving awareness campaign
MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Health Department’s Public Health Bureau is the recipient of a $210,799 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support the Public Health Cannabis Education Program.
Grant funds will support the expansion of drugged driving prevention messages through...
Gonzales Unified School District earns national recognition for healthy school meals
GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District has been recognized nationally for its innovative approach to school nutrition, receiving three Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, in partnership with Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK).
The district...
Youth Baseball | Titan teams scrimmage in Gonzales
GONZALES — Three teams from the South County Titans youth travel baseball program scrimmaged each other on Sunday at Art Brusa Field in Gonzales.
Teams from the 11 under, 12 under and 13 under baseball teams played each other in scrimmages in preparation for the...
AT&T and partners donate 185 laptops to address digital divide in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T have provided 185 refurbished laptops to Greenfield Community Science Workshop (Greenfield CSW) and Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries (FMCFL) for distributing to Monterey County residents in need.
The computers, funded by AT&T’s $125,000 donation from the...
Monterey County plans for repairs to Arroyo Seco Road
GREENFIELD — County of Monterey will begin repair work on Arroyo Seco Road, west of Greenfield, in South Monterey County in September and plans to have it completed by the end of the year.
Arroyo Seco Road suffered severe damage during storms in March. Heavy...
Softball | South Monterey County teams begin final 2 weeks of play
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s softball team is in sixth place in the Mission Division with a 4-6 record (7-7 overall).
The Aztecs lost two contests last week: 4-2 against Rancho San Juan in Salinas and a 12-0 shutout against host Pacific Grove.
Against Rancho San...
California Rodeo Salinas donates nearly $800K to community organizations in 2024
SALINAS — California Rodeo Salinas contributed $796,337 to local nonprofits, Western industry groups and community organizations in 2024, representing a 3.28% increase from last year’s donations, which had previously set the record for the highest contribution.
Key factors driving this increase include the addition of...
Community event empowers youth and families in Soledad
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, “Pathways to Success,” was held March 2 at Main Street Middle School in Soledad....
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Monterey County Superior Court prepares to launch new eCourt system
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court will be transitioning to a new case management system, eCourt, effective Jan. 20.
To ensure a smooth conversion...























