Monterey County Civil Grand Jury invites applications for 2025-26 term
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Residents with a passion for public service and a keen interest in local government are encouraged to apply for a position on the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury.
The upcoming term will run from June 13, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and...
Former Gonzales resident covers 2024 Paris Olympics
GONZALES ā Asante Madrigal, a former Gonzales resident, was chosen by NBCUniversal as one of 27 social media influencers to cover the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Known on his TikTok, YouTube and Instagram accounts as King Asante, Madrigal headed to Paris on Aug....
Track and Field | Mustang boys win 80th King City Invitational
SALINAS VALLEY ā Strength in numbers was the difference between this season and last season as the King City High School boysā track and field team won the 80th Annual King City Invitational Track Meet.
The Mustang track program also won the North Coast versus...
Community workshops exploring regionās water use underway in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is hosting multiple workshops this spring to provide residents and businesses of the Salinas Valley with an opportunity to learn about water use and management in the region.
The āOur Water Future in the Salinas Valley:...
Track and Field | South Monterey County athletes earn medals at Kearney Invitational
SALINAS ā Track and field athletes from South Monterey County traveled to Salinas on Saturday and many earned medals at the 32nd Annual Bill Kearney Invitational Track and Field Meet held at Salinas High School.
Gonzales High had three athletes medal in the varsity boys...
Salinas Valley Health receives consecutive āAā grade for patient safety
SALINAS ā Salinas Valley Health earned an āAā Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.
Leapfrog assigns letter grades ranging from āAā to āFā to general hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety...
Greenfield hosts Red Cross smoke alarm effort as 120 homes made safer
GREENFIELD ā A home fire safety event in Greenfield helped make 120 Monterey County homes safer last month as part of the American Red Cross Sound the Alarm initiative, which brings free smoke alarms and fire prevention education to at-risk communities.
The April 25 event...
Artists give Soledad Fire Departmentās new garage a colorful upgrade
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Fire Department station continues to receive a colorful upgrade to its newly erected apparatus bay on Monterey Street that was built in June.
The vivid mural, which faces out toward Bill Ramus Park on Soledad Street, depicts faces of a firefighter, police...
Teen critically injured in Soledad shooting
SOLEDAD ā A male juvenile was critically injured in a shooting Wednesday evening in Soledad, according to the Soledad Police Department.
Officers responded at about 6:42 p.m. on Jan. 21 to reports of shots fired in the 1300 block of Palm Avenue, where they found...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | May 5, 2025
Noelia Martinez of Greenfield was named to the Deanās List at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., for academic excellence. Martinez, a cinema and media arts major, was one of about 1,700 students who were named to the Deanās List in fall 2024. Biola...
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Impaired driver arrested after crashing into Hartnell College tennis courts
SALINAS ā A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing a vehicle into the tennis courts at Hartnell...























