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SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) has appointed Laura Cortez as interim superintendent following a unanimous 5-0 vote by the school board in October. “We are confident that Mrs. Cortez’s leadership will guide our district towards continued success,” said Board President Denise Jaime. “Her...

GREENFIELD — Zandra Jo Galvan, who has served as superintendent of the Greenfield Union School District (GUSD) since 2017, has been selected to become the next superintendent of the Salinas Union High School District. Galvan has been in education for 31 years, beginning her career...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop’s Omar Vigil and Jose Sanchez recently met with Pat Lewis, fleet maintenance superintendent at Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), to receive a vehicle that MST donated to their organization and the Greenfield Recreation Department. The vehicle will be instrumental for the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Alliance on Aging hosted its highly anticipated 2025 King City Trashion Show, themed “Once Upon a Time,” last month inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. The Feb. 20 event drew a crowd eager to witness a spectacular showcase of...

SOLEDAD — A large crowd of Soledad residents and dignitaries representing the city and Monterey County gathered last Thursday for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Grocery Outlet. The new grocery store, located at 401 Nestles Road, is independently owned and operated by Zeke...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey has received its initial funding from a historic national opioid settlement, aimed at combating the devastating opioid crisis. The settlement has already delivered $2.9 million to the County between 2022 and 2023, with a total of $13 million...

MONTEREY COUNTY — U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced that Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will receive approximately $450,000 in federal support for research into new tools and approaches to improve the transit rider experience. The funding from FTA’s Enhancing Mobility Innovation (EMI)...

SOLEDAD — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a leading nationwide brokerage firm specializing in retail property transactions, has facilitated the sale of a new Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru location at 526 Nestles Road in Soledad. The property was sold for $2.15 million to a...

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,...