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October 17, 2024

Wrestling | South Monterey County wrestlers head to state championships

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” This past weekend the Central Coast Section (CCS) held its high school wrestling tournaments for the boys and girls to determine who will represent it at the 2023 CIF State Wrestling Championships beginning Thursday. South Monterey County had three wrestlers qualify for...

Gonzales police arrest man for killing 2 lambs raised by 4-H students

GONZALES ā€” Gonzales Police Department has arrested the man responsible for killing two lambs and injuring other livestock being kept on Gonzales High School grounds. Video surveillance footage led investigators to identify the suspect as 31-year-old Jose Jesse Marquez of Gonzales. On Feb. 23, officers contacted...

Monterey County supervisor swears in as RCRCā€™s first vice-chair

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” 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...

Greenfield man arrested for residential burglary in King City

KING CITY ā€” King City Police Department responded to a report of a subject breaking into an occupied apartment in the 300 block of S. Vanderhurst Avenue on Feb. 9 at about 6:20 p.m.  Upon arrival, officers learned the subject had walked away from the...

Girlsā€™ Basketball | Greenfield survives against Soquel before falling to Santa Cruz in playoffs

GREENFIELD ā€” Last season the Greenfield Bruins varsity girlsā€™ basketball team saw their season come to an end against Del Mar, but this year they had another chance to make a run in the playoffs. Entering the season, the Lady Bruins posted a record of...

Soledadā€™s recycled water project receives $17M grant

SOLEDAD ā€” City of Soledad has received nearly $17 million in grant funding to build a pipe system that will deliver recycled water from the treatment plant to parks and school fields. Soledadā€™s Recycled Water Conveyance Project will replace 180 acre-feet ā€” 59 million gallons...

Monterey Countyā€™s Emergency Operations Center demobilizes

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey Countyā€™s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been demobilized, as it is no longer needed while recovery and emergency repairs from the recent winter storms continue. The EOC was active for 40 days and was the heart of emergency operations during the...

Newly revamped Gonzales Skate Park opens

GONZALES ā€” A nice crowd gathered on Saturday afternoon for the official ribbon cutting of the newly revamped Gonzales Skate Park at 203 First St.  A fast-approaching rain put the ceremony into hyper speed for the Gonzales city officials and residents who attended the Feb....

Greenfield college student wins film scholarship

GREENFIELD ā€” A Greenfield film student was one of two top winners and one honorary mention winner in the Monterey County Film Commissionā€™s 2022 Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award program. David Orta, a Greenfield resident and film student at Hartnell Community College,...

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Scammers target PG&E customers, stealing more than $334K this year

CENTRAL COAST ā€” Utility scams have continued at an alarming rate during 2024, with nearly 15,000 Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers reporting more...