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November 24, 2025

Photo | Gonzales councilmembers help beautify city

Gonzales City Councilmembers Liz Silva and Lorraine Worthy recently cleaned up around the Gonzales American Legion to help beautify the community. Residents are encouraged to take part in keeping the city beautiful with various cleanup and improvement efforts throughout September, officially designated as Community...

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners qualify for State Meet

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High junior Giovanni Ochoa and Greenfield High sophomore Fabian Serrano ran well at last Saturday’s Central Coast Section (CCS) Championships and qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships. Ochoa earned an All-CCS medal for his seventh-place finish in...

Past Gonzales High athletes relive accomplishments

GONZALES — Greatness on the playing fields, the courts and the mats were brought up by those that attended the 2023 Gonzales Spartans Hall of Fame Banquet on April 29 at the Amaral Ranch in Salinas. A few hundred guests spent the evening reminiscing about...

Gonzales High junior raises Heritage hog for 2025 Salinas Valley Fair

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has announced Valeria Beltran, a junior at Gonzales High School, as the recipient of the 2025 Heritage Foundation Scholarship. As this year’s winner, Beltran will raise the official Heritage Animal, a hog she has named ā€œZero,ā€ and...

Red Cross volunteers enhance home safety in Greenfield with free smoke alarms

Red Cross
GREENFIELD — Volunteers from the American Red Cross of the Central Coast recently conducted ā€œSound the Alarmā€ home visits in Greenfield. In partnership with the Greenfield Fire Department, Red Cross teams installed 61 free smoke alarms and provided fire and earthquake preparedness education during the...

CRU Winery announces 95-point score from Wine Enthusiast Magazine

CRU Winery
SOLEDAD — CRU Winery has announced that it received 95 points on their 2021 Sarmento Vineyard Clone 777 Pinot Noir from Wine Enthusiast Magazine. This is the highest score CRU Winery has ever received from Wine Enthusiast Magazine and joins their extensive list of 90-94...

Basketball | Gonzales girls beat Harbor in opener, 40-21

GONZALES — In their first game of the basketball season, the Gonzales High girls’ team defeated the visiting Harbor Pirates, 40-21, on Dec. 5. Senior center Angelina Navarro scored 14 points and added 18 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots. Priscilla Hurtado just missed double...

Ensemble Monterey presents ā€˜A Sweet Dream’ concert this weekend

MONTEREY — Ensemble Monterey has announced its third concert in the ā€œSeason of Dreamsā€: ā€œA Sweet Dream.ā€ This captivating program, scheduled for Jan. 25 and 26, will showcase a diverse selection of works that promise to transport audiences through a range of emotions, from...

Fall job fairs offer opportunities for Monterey County jobseekers

MONTEREY COUNTY — In a bid to connect jobseekers with employment opportunities this fall, Monterey County Works is hosting a series of upcoming job fairs and specialized recruitment events throughout October. ā€œTime to be bold, make it easy on yourself, shake hands and stand out...

Gonzales honors local veterans at annual ceremony

Gonzales Veterans Day Ceremony Hometown Heroes signs
GONZALES — Last Friday morning the City of Gonzales, American Legion Post 81 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 81 hosted the second annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Central Park in Gonzales. This year’s event once again featured the unveiling of new signs paying tribute...

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Miniature horse ā€˜Cookie’ sworn in as honorary community ambassador

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has announced that ā€œCookie,ā€ a 15-year-old miniature horse who survived severe neglect and was rescued from a...