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February 21, 2026

New look and name for 2024 Artists Studio Tour

Open Studios Art Tours
MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will be continuing the Artist Studio Tour’s legacy, previously run by Arts Habitat. To ensure the tour’s continuous growth and longevity, Arts4MC will be collaborating with Arts Habitat for the 32nd annual tour’s transition into their...

Community event empowers youth and families in Soledad

Soledad Pathways to Success
SOLEDAD — Partners For Peace presented a community event earlier this month focused on empowering Soledad’s youth and their families with the tools and knowledge for a successful future. The event, ā€œPathways to Success,ā€ was held March 2 at Main Street Middle School in Soledad....

Basketball | Soledad boys’, King City girls’ teams stay busy

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s boys’ basketball team played three games in Hawaii at the Moanlua Tourney. In their first game on Dec. 4, the Aztecs beat Nanakuli High 46-44. On Dec. 5, Soledad was beaten 73-32 by Mid Pacific Institute. The mainland boys then...

Baseball | Soledad Aztecs bounce back to win 3 straight games

SOLEDAD — After dropping two close games to Monterey, the Soledad Aztecs baseball team went on a three-game winning streak, in which they outscored their opponents 37-9. Going into this season, Soledad knew the Gabilan Division would be no joke. Last week they lost two...

Soccer | South Monterey County girls named to all-league teams

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Many South Monterey County high school girls were chosen to the divisional all-league teams of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. Soledad High led the local teams with five athletes chosen for the first team, including Giselle Zepeda as the Most Valuable Player...

Football | Gonzales falls to Robert Louis Stevenson, 24-21

GONZALES — Playing from behind all game long, the Gonzales High football team kept battling to the final minutes in a 24-21 divisional loss to Robert Louis Stevenson on Saturday at Monterey Peninsula College. The setback dropped the Spartans to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in...

Jury convicts 33-year-old Greenfield man of four counts of child molestation

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Dec. 13 that a jury has found Greenfield resident Gustavo Espinoza Villalobos, 33, guilty of three counts of lewd or lascivious acts on a child under age 14 and one count of annoying or molesting a...

Soledad Police urge safe celebrations this holiday season

Soledad Police Department
SOLEDAD — As the holiday season approaches, Soledad Police Department reminds everyone to celebrate responsibly and give the gift of safe driving by committing to drive sober or designating a sober driver. During the pre-holiday season, Dec. 1-10, Soledad will have additional officers on patrol...

Baseball | Soledad Aztecs open season with 3 wins

SOLEDAD — With three official preseason games under their belt, the Soledad Aztecs are off to a rolling loud start in baseball as they enter league play. After last year’s successful season, the Aztecs earned a spot in the Gabilan Division — one of the...

Baseball | Greenfield High pitcher sets eyes on league title

GREENFIELD — Greenfield High sophomore pitcher Manuel Gutierrez posted a 7-5 record with a 1.84 earned run average (ERA) that won him Pitcher of the Year in the Cypress Division last season. But the road to get to this point in his career as...

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Gonzales man arrested on suspicion of murder after 911 call

GONZALES — A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding,...