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October 18, 2024

Lavender Creek Co. partners with quilters to bring comfort to local patients

GREENFIELD ā€” Lavender Creek Co., Monterey Countyā€™s local family-run lavender wellness brand, has announced a new partnership with the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild, providing locally grown lavender for the handcrafted eye pillows donated to CHOMP, Salinas Valley Health, Natividad and the VNA. The eye pillows...

Correctional Training Facility raises nearly $11K for Soledad Cops Giving Tree

SOLEDAD ā€” Soledad Police Chief Damon Wasson attended a ā€œbig checkā€ presentation at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad on Aug. 22. The Alternative to Violence Program (AVP) incarcerated persons and staff at CTF raised a total of $10,987.19 for the annual Cops Giving...

Soledad hosts first-ever POW/MIA flag ceremony

SOLEDAD ā€” City of Soledad recently hosted its first-ever ceremony to raise the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) flag, in partnership with local veterans. Located outside Soledad City Hall, the flag will remain flown throughout September to honor those who are unaccounted for. The Aug....

Vitalant offers free Halloween costume T-shirts to blood donors

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Blood donors can cross ā€œsave livesā€ and ā€œfind a Halloween costumeā€ off their to-do list: Vitalant is rewarding all blood donors Sept. 15 through Oct. 5 with a spooktacular free ā€œInstant Halloween Costumeā€ T-shirt.  Not having a robust blood supply can be...

Cal Fire grant boosts Greenfield fire safety efforts

Cal Fire
GREENFIELD ā€” In a significant boost to wildfire prevention efforts, the City of Greenfield has been awarded $189,263 in grant funding through Cal Fireā€™s Wildfire Prevention Grants Program as part of a larger initiative aimed at enhancing wildfire resilience across the Central Coast. The funding,...

Volleyball | Greenfield sweeps Aztecs, wins Rancho San Juan tourney

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Volleyball teams in South Monterey County are just a week away from starting divisional play in the Pacific Coast Athletic League and have just a handful of games to complete the pre-season schedule. GREENFIELD The Greenfield Lady Bruins had a successful week with...

Community can track progress of Gonzales center with new EarthCam

GONZALES ā€” Community members interested in following the construction of the Dennis & Janice Caprara Community Center project in Gonzales can now do so with the help of a live EarthCam installed at the site by Otto Construction. Live images are taken every 15 minutes...

Volleyball | King City rallies to beat Greenfield

KING CITY ā€” Trailing in their first match of the volleyball season two games to one, the King City Lady Mustangs played better down the stretch and defeated South Monterey County rival Greenfield High in a 3-2 non-league battle. ā€œThere was definitely first-match jitters the...

Soledad becomes first in region to adopt new housing plan

City of Soledad
SOLEDAD ā€” The City of Soledad is the first South Monterey County community to adopt the 2023-2031 Housing Element, a document that will ensure Soledad adequately plans to meet the housing needs of all community members. The previous Housing Element for the City of Soledad...

Greenfield CSWā€™s BikeMobile gets new paint job from local teacher

GREENFIELD ā€” Greenfield Community Science Workshop (Greenfield CSW) has long been a beacon of education in South Monterey County, engaging young minds with the wonders of science through hands-on projects. This past year, the Greenfield Bike Garage Program ā€” a vital part of Greenfield CSW...

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Scammers target PG&E customers, stealing more than $334K this year

CENTRAL COAST ā€” Utility scams have continued at an alarming rate during 2024, with nearly 15,000 Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers reporting more...