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April 12, 2026

Partnership for Children launches Holiday Drive to help families and children

MONTEREY COUNTY — The independent nonprofit Partnership for Children (PFC), which increases access to medical care for children with serious illnesses and supports their families, has launched its 2023 Holiday Drive that includes volunteer opportunities, Adopt-a-Family program, Miles of Smiles gift card program and...

Quick-thinking Monterey County bus drivers extinguish car fire

MCOE bus drivers
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...

Greenfield man sentenced to 40 years in prison for child molestation

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Eleuterio Dominguez Ortiz, 38, was sentenced on Dec. 19 to 40 years in prison for committing four counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14. ā€œThese offenses are serious and violent felonies and considered strikes under California’s Three Strikes...

California Rodeo Salinas unveils 2025 commemorative poster

SALINAS VALLEY — California Rodeo Salinas President Steve Davis recently unveiled the rodeo’s 2025 commemorative poster. The poster is unique, featuring a stockholder certificate as its background with a saddle bronc rider illustrated by Teal Blake in the center. Blake also painted the popular 2023...

SPCA Monterey County issues guidance on interactions with fawns

MONTEREY COUNTY — Spring has arrived on the Central Coast, bringing with it the arrival of numerous fawns. SPCA Monterey County is reminding the public to leave these young deer alone, as they often find themselves mistakenly taken from their mothers.  ā€œEvery year, our SPCA...

Early voting centers open in South Monterey County

Vote elections ballots
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Office and the Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) are joining efforts to offer Books and Ballots Week in South Monterey County, providing early flex voting centers at various libraries throughout the week.Ā  Voters will be able to vote in-person,...

Monterey County supervisor swears in as RCRC’s first vice-chair

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez was elevated by his peers to serve as first vice-chair of the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC).  Lopez took the Oath of Office as administered by California Assemblymember James Gallagher on Jan. 18 as part of...

Mee Memorial CEO makes national list of best rural hospital execs

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been included on a national list of 80 influential rural hospital leaders. Compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review, the list includes ā€œexecutives who put their heart and soul into ensuring their more remote communities have...

City of Soledad buys 4.61 acres for construction of affordable rental units

City of Soledad
SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council has authorized the purchase of 4.61 acres of property located at 540 Gabilan Drive to facilitate the construction of about 100 affordable rental units. At a cost of $1.728 million, the purchase was funded by the Successor Housing Agency ($1.3...

Mee Memorial Healthcare System appoints Emery-Shea as CFO

GREENFIELD — Mee Memorial Healthcare System (MMHS) has announced the appointment of Emily Emery-Shea as chief financial officer (CFO). With over a decade of financial leadership experience in the healthcare sector, Emery-Shea brings a proven track record of fiscal stewardship, strategic planning and operational excellence....

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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in Ventana Wilderness

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in the Sykes Hot Springs area of the Ventana Wilderness in the...