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SALINAS VALLEY — The Alliance on Aging (AOA) is set to launch a series of South County Solutions Summits aimed at addressing vital concerns for older adults and individuals with disabilities in Monterey County. These summits will create an essential platform for community members to...

GONZALES — Gonzales residents can help decide how to spend a budget of $250,000 in the community to make it safer for youth and families to get to and from schools. The Gonzales Safe Routes to School Steering committee was formed in September 2023 to...

A number of pets received low-cost veterinary services on June 15 outside the Gonzales Police Department, which hosted the event. SPCA Monterey County’s Mobile Clinic provided spays and neuters for cats and dogs, in addition to microchips and rabies vaccinations. Next, SPCA will be...

SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield High School will host Gonzales on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to start off the Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) track season. Greenfield and Gonzales compete in PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division. King City High School competes in the Gabilan Division and will travel...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 20, from 6 to 11 p.m. at an undisclosed location within the city of Soledad. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In 2010, a man in Ōtsuchi, Japan, placed an unconnected rotary phone in his garden to help cope with the loss of his cousin. Speaking his grief aloud became a personal source of solace — and over time, his idea inspired...

GONZALES — A home loss to Oakwood cost the Gonzales High boys’ tennis team a shot at an outright division championship last Tuesday. The 4-3 setback against the Oaks gave Gonzales one last chance to win a Mission Division co-championship, which they locked up the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Environmental Health Bureau announced last week the relaunch of a mobile app that shares health inspection information for all restaurants, markets and food trucks. The app also allows users to log complaints about food safety at Monterey County establishments.  Though the...

BRADLEY — County of Monterey Parks and Lakes Division, Environmental Health Bureau and Water Resources Agency staff reported Monday that data and testing results from water samples taken in the wake of a massive fish die-off at Lake San Antonio were “inconclusive,” but that...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department has received a $276,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Funding will be used to inform parents and caregivers about the importance of child safety seats and traveling...