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MONTEREY COUNTY — More than 130 Monterey County elementary school students and their teachers attended Healthy Youth Field Day, presented by Montage Health Foundation and Aspire Health, at Cardinale Stadium, home of Monterey Bay Football Club. The half-day event on May 14 taught youth about...

SALINAS — Four days ago, Javier Lopez couldn’t walk half a block before the pain in his right leg would stop him from taking another step. Today, the 74-year-old smiled as he walked alongside the doctor who rejuvenated his mind and body by performing an...

GONZALES — Career path opportunities along with valuable college entrance information were available to Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD) students at the second annual College and Career Fair on Oct. 14 at the Gonzales High School campus. Colleges from as far north as the University...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Mayor Anna Velazquez visited Main Street Middle School on March 9 to talk with students about gun violence and possible solutions, as well as hear their suggestions and ideas.  The students in English/creative writing teacher Ty Vossler’s class recently wrote letters to...

GONZALES — So far this football season hasn’t been great for the two oldest teams in South Monterey County, the Gonzales Spartans and the King City Mustangs, as they both drop to 0-2. In week two, King City had a difficult time with the Palma...

SALINAS — Rancho Cielo Youth Campus, along with educational partner John Muir Charter Schools, celebrated a significant milestone this month when 73 students received their high school diplomas, which makes it the largest graduating class — spanning all vocational programs — in its 24-year...

MONTEREY COUNTY — National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for areas of Monterey County, effective from Wednesday, June 5, through Thursday, June 6. Residents are urged to take precautions to stay safe during this period of elevated temperatures, which could reach triple digits....

GREENFIELD — Global Silicon Valley (GSV) and Google for Education have joined forces to launch the pilot year of its Google GSV Education Innovation Fellowship, of which Greenfield Union School District Superintendent Zandra Jo Galvan was selected as one of the 25 members of...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Department of Social Services (MCDSS) has announced that individuals and families impacted by recent severe winter storms may be eligible to receive Disaster CalFresh food benefits as part of continuing disaster recovery efforts.  A family of four with a monthly...

SALINAS — With financial impacts of Covid-19 felt by California Water Service (Cal Water) customers well past the height of the pandemic, Cal Water applied for and has received more than $83 million through the California Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program to...