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MONTEREY COUNTY — This September, hope will take root across Monterey County as local organizations unite to celebrate National Recovery Month through a collective Day of Hope. This day of recognition is a unified effort across communities where each organization plans its own unique gathering...

SOLEDAD — On the morning of June 18, Soledad Police detectives, with assistance from the Greenfield Police Department, Cal Fire, Monterey County Probation Department, California State Parole and members of the South Monterey County Task Force, served two simultaneous search warrants in the cities...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County athletes Aleena Salas of the Greenfield High volleyball team and Katia Slama of the King City High flag football team were honored by being selected Most Valuable Players of their respective Pacific Coast Athletic League teams. Salas, a sophomore...

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....

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County in partnership with Urban Word celebrates local youth poets with the opportunity to serve as the Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate.  Youth poets must submit five original poems for adjudication to determine the Youth Poet Laureate, who...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs baseball team has set themselves up in a perfect position, as they swept the North Salinas Vikings to stay atop the Mission Division. After splitting their season series against Stevenson the week prior, the Aztecs placed first in the league. They...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Human Services and Gathering for Women are hosting a free event, “Solving Homelessness: A Community Conversation,” on Thursday, March 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sunset Center’s Carpenter Hall in Carmel. The discussion will feature Roxanne Wilson, Monterey County’s Director...

SALINAS VALLEY — For many years, inmates from the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad had made large donations throughout Monterey County through food sales and donation drives. With their last food sale that took place on May 28, inmates from CTF’s A and B...

GONZALES — A brand-new Fouts fire engine was presented last Thursday afternoon during a dedication ceremony in front of the Gonzales Fire Department. The new $750,000 machine was funded by the County of Monterey Community Development Block Grant and Gonzales Measure K. Gonzales Fire Chief Jason...

GONZALES — City of Gonzales celebrated the “topping out” of the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex with a ceremony Friday, marking the milestone of lifting the final structural beam into place. Local officials gathered at the construction site, located off Fifth Street and...