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SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department will increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads, thanks to a $55,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). “This grant funding...

GONZALES — Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County (LAFCO) has approved the annexation of about 49 acres east of Highway 101 and north of Gloria Road to the City of Gonzales for future agriculture industrial development. The annexation, which received approval Sept. 25, allows...

KING CITY — King City Police Department has announced that Adrian Vasquez Martinez, a 22-year-old resident of Greenfield, was arrested on Feb. 27 in connection with a shooting that occurred last year. King City detectives, along with officers from the Greenfield Police Department and the...

GONZALES — City of Gonzales has announced that on Feb. 28 the design/build team of Otto Construction/WRNS Studio submitted 100% construction documents for the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex to the city for building code review by its building official. This completes the...

GONZALES — A nice crowd gathered on Saturday afternoon for the official ribbon cutting of the newly revamped Gonzales Skate Park at 203 First St.  A fast-approaching rain put the ceremony into hyper speed for the Gonzales city officials and residents who attended the Feb....

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program, a significant initiative aimed at fostering economic growth in rural communities. This funding, combined with an equal match from the city, will total $100,000...

GREENFIELD — A packed stadium crowd at Greenfield High School on Friday watched as more than 200 students became the Bruins’ graduating Class of 2025. “The dedication and patience it took to raise us are about to pay off as we walk across this stage...

MONTEREY COUNTY — This Valentine’s Day, the Alliance on Aging (AOA) invites the community to join a heartfelt initiative to create and send Valentine’s cards to seniors in care facilities, nursing homes, assisted living centers and hospitals. “This simple act of kindness aims to bring...

GONZALES — The Governing Board of the Gonzales Unified School District is seeking to fill a vacancy on its five-member Board of Education. The vacancy is for an “at large” board member position with a term ending in December 2024. Interested candidates are invited to complete...

SALINAS VALLEY — One win on the field and one win by forfeit earned the Soledad Aztec boys soccer team the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Championship. The Aztecs finished with a 10-2-0 division record and were 14-2-3 overall. Soledad began the week earning a...