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GONZALES — City of Gonzales, in partnership with the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) and Ecology Action, will be implementing a bike lane pilot project from April 7 through June 30, as part of the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan. The pilot...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District’s Rose Ferrero Elementary School has been recognized by Innovate Public Schools in its 2025 Top Public Schools Report as one of California’s top-performing schools for closing opportunity gaps for Latino students and preparing them for college success. Out of...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high schools hit the gridiron last Thursday, Friday and Saturday to mark the beginning of the football season. Greenfield, Gonzales and King City came out winners, while Soledad fell at home in the pre-season opener. GREENFIELD In Friday’s game against the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the King City mass shooting that killed four residents on March 3 and the double homicide near Soledad that resulted in the deaths of two cousins on Feb. 4, announced local law enforcement...

SALINAS VALLEY — Using their depth with three starters out, the King City Mustangs football team shut out the Gonzales Spartans, 25-0, last Friday night at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales. The game was the first football game played on Gonzales High’s new turf field...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday, the host Soledad Aztecs saw a 19-0 lead cut to 19-7 at halftime and were unable to slow down the visiting Monte Vista Christian Mustangs in the final two quarters in the 34-27 setback. “We started out well with a...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Pops! has announced an upcoming series of music programs designed to enrich the lives of South Monterey County residents through educational residencies and special performances. Programs will feature high school residencies, a “Peter and the Wolf” program for elementary schools,...

GONZALES — Improvement and playing at the highest level possible is the goal for Gonzales High football head coach Eddy Ramirez this upcoming 2024 fall season. Last year, the Spartans showed a glimpse of what was in store for the near future behind a dynamic...

GONZALES — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 7 that Manuel Basaldua, 34, of Gonzales has been arrested and charged with felony DUI charges from on an incident on May 12, 2024. Basaldua, vice principal at an elementary school in Salinas, has been charged...

SOLEDAD — Valley Health Associates, in collaboration with Central Coast Overdose Prevention, has announced the award of $2 million in grant funding through the Department of Health Care Services and Sierra Health Foundation. This grant will significantly enhance the availability of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)...