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SALINAS VALLEY — After three weeks of intensive training, dancers from across the Salinas Valley and surrounding communities took the stage last month to celebrate their progress and artistic development through Monterey County Dance Theatre’s annual summer program. The summer intensive brought together students from...

SOLEDAD — Soledad’s fall youth soccer season kicked off this month with player-led drills, local soccer organizations and the distribution of more than 200 FIFA soccer balls to local children and families. The soccer balls were provided through FIFA’s World Cup 2026 community initiative, which...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency announced Sept. 9 that its Water Efficiency Pilot Program for Rural Residents has expanded to all six subbasins under the agency’s purview, offering free home water efficiency assessments through the end of 2026. The expansion builds...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Dollywood Foundation has designated Sept. 25 as Give Like Dolly Day, an annual initiative encouraging people to support children’s literacy and local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library programs. The date, 9-2-5, is a nod to one of Dolly Parton’s international hits and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield High began Santa Lucia Divisional play with a 22-20 win over the host Marina Mariners last Thursday night. The Bruins held a 16-0 halftime lead but the Mariners fought back to make it a two-point contest. Greenfield took a 6-0 lead in...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Government Center at 168 W. Alisal St. in downtown Salinas will reopen for normal business operations Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 8 a.m., the County Administrative Office announced. The reopening follows several weeks of closure related to an extensive sewer line...

GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District will implement additional security measures at Gonzales High’s Dick Force Stadium beginning with its home football game Friday, Sept. 18, according to a Sept. 16 letter from Superintendent Keith Thorbhan. “All attendees will be screened with a handheld security wand prior to entering the stadium,” Thorbhan wrote in the letter. Bags, purses and other personal carrying items...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider an agreement between the Sheriff’s Office and Flock Safety on Tuesday, following a delay that officials said was needed to address questions about the technology and contract. The Sheriff’s Office had been prepared...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Thomas Valles, who was portrayed in the Disney movie, “McFarland, USA,” visited Monterey County last week as a guest of North Monterey County High School (NMC). Members of the Gonzales High cross country team were invited by Valles and NMC cross country...

SALINAS VALLEY — The communities of Soledad and Greenfield hosted ceremonies last Friday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and honor first responders that give so much to serve others. At Soledad’s Bill Ramus Park, the City of Soledad presented a 9/11 Memorial...