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GREENFIELD — A 35-year-old man from Greenfield is facing human trafficking charges after he was found with a young boy in Arizona earlier this month. On Sept. 8, a Navajo County deputy conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 258 in the area...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school football teams will start the seven-on-seven football summer series this Wednesday at 5 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium in King City. Gonzales, Greenfield, Soledad and King City high schools have already been busy with seven-on-seven football and...

GREENFIELD — The 246th Battalion of the California Cadet Corps of Greenfield High School continues to grow — from last year’s 130 cadets to this year’s 170 cadet enrollment. Recently, the unit was awarded the Unit Community Service Ribbon for serving nearly 2,000 school and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced the launch of a revamped grant initiative for its Community Arts Grants. This new program combines the previous Arts and Cultural Impact Grant and Community Arts Grants into one comprehensive offering. The initiative aims...

CALIFORNIA — Cal Fire has launched a new Online Burn Permit application platform that offers the public a user-friendly way to request a burn permit.  Burn permits that are available on this platform include the following:  Residential Burning (LE-62A) is burning outdoors at a single or...

GREENFIELD — On Saturday night, the Greenfield Lady Bruins volleyball team was beaten in three games (25-17, 25-19, 25-19) at home to Saratoga in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs. Greenfield (22-7) was seeded eighth in Division III and received the home game, and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective July 1, Monterey County Environmental Health permit fees will increase by 6%.     The Environmental Health Bureau provides regulatory compliance, enforcement, education and prevention for the Consumer Health Protection, Solid Waste, Drinking Water Protection, Environmental Health Review, Recycling and Resource Recovery, Healthy...

SALINAS VALLEY — Caltrans District 5 and Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) staff recently presented an update on efforts to implement an adaptive signal control pilot project in the Scenic State Route 68 Corridor. Last October, the TAMC Board of Directors allocated $500,000 in...

SOLEDAD — Soledad High soccer standout Sophia Martel finished her playing career as a Lady Aztec with a 5-0 win and a goal against visiting Morro Bay on Dec. 12 in Soledad. Martel helped the Lady Aztecs improve to 6-1-1 in the pre-season and will...

SALINAS — Google and Cal Coastal Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hosted a free, in-person workshop for small businesses in Salinas on Aug. 3, during which U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren attended and spoke about the importance of California businesses learning digital skills. “If we want...