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MONTEREY COUNTY — A weeklong drainage repair project along Highway 101 near Bradley and Salinas is scheduled to begin Sunday night, May 3, with overnight ramp and intermittent lane closures planned through Friday, May 8, according to Caltrans. The work will repair drainage culverts at...

SOLEDAD — The Rotary Club of Soledad hosted the inaugural Touching Tractors and Trucks event at the Soledad High School parking lot last Saturday. The hands-on community event allowed children and adults to explore a total of 34 large vehicles, including tractors and a robotic...

SALINAS VALLEY — This year’s Salinas Valley Fair Kick-Off delivered a standout evening of community support, raising $121,800 — the highest profit since 2018 — and building strong momentum for the 82nd annual Salinas Valley Fair, set for May 14-17. More than 500 guests gathered...

SALINAS — Salinas Regional Soccer Complex announced April 8 that Catherine Kobrinsky Evans and Lee Evans have made the first community leadership gift to The Match, committing $250,000 to help bring eight new soccer fields to the complex. Their investment marks a defining early step...

GONZALES — California Coastal Commission met in Gonzales earlier this month for a three-day public hearing that brought coastal policy discussions inland and encouraged broader public participation from Central Coast communities. The meeting, held April 15-17 at the newly opened Dennis and Janice Caprara Community...

SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield High’s softball team rebounded from a 12-0 loss at home against North Monterey County with a 14-5 win two days later in Gonzales. The Spartans had 14 hits in the setback to the Lady Bruins. Gonzales began the week with a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Youth leaders from Greenfield, Gonzales and Soledad are partnering with their cities to host the third annual South County Youth Summit on May 2 at the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center in Gonzales. Organized by youth councils from the three cities,...

GREENFIELD — A paving project on Highway 101 between King City and Greenfield will continue this week with long-term lane closures and intermittent ramp closures, according to Caltrans. Northbound Highway 101 will be reduced to one lane beginning about two miles north of Jolon Road...

GREENFIELD — A free home fire safety event is coming to Greenfield this month as part of a nationwide effort by the American Red Cross to reduce fire-related deaths by installing smoke alarms in vulnerable communities. The American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region will...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield native Jennifer Trujillo still remembers a back-to-school night from her elementary school days. Her parents arrived quite late, still in their work clothes, and stepped into her classroom, the cool air conditioning washing over their skin. This is why you need to...