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SALINAS VALLEY — Hundreds of riders and supporters gathered at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds earlier this month as Key For a Cure celebrated the 10th Annual Chasing Dreams, Finding Cures Barrel Race in King City. Organizers said the two-day event drew more than 200 riders...

SALINAS — Steve DeCarli Insurance Services, based out of Monterey, is merging with Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services (LCCIS), headquartered in Salinas, and an affiliate of the national brokerage firm, Leavitt Group. Focused on serving residents of Monterey and San Benito counties, Steve DeCarli, the...

GONZALES — Gonzales High School boys’ tennis team will clinch an outright first-ever championship title or share the title with Oakwood by midweek. This will be the first championship in tennis for a Gonzales boys’ tennis team. The girls won their first championship in the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Two goals in the first half were not enough for the King City High boys’ soccer team as they finished in a 2-2 tie with host Soledad last Tuesday night. Deon Rodriguez and Abiel Gomez gave the Mustangs a 2-0 first-half lead,...

GREENFIELD — A small cohort of University of California, Davis (UC Davis) medical students is visiting Mee Memorial Healthcare System for five to six months out of the year through the Rural-PRIME system. Rural-PRIME is part of the University of California’s “PRograms In Medical Education,”...

SOLEDAD — Soledad native Vanessa Aguilar was among those recognized last month during the 22nd Annual Latino Spirit Awards hosted by the California Latino Legislative Caucus at the State Capitol in Sacramento. The awards honor the significant contributions of prominent Latino leaders across all industries...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Ace Hardware hosted a grand-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony April 27 for its Front Street location, owned and operated by the Alcantar family. “A new and modern sign welcomes all to the newly remodeled store, but that’s just the beginning,” according to Soledad...

GREENFIELD — Nathaniel Ray Diaz, 21, of Greenfield, was arraigned April 21 after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment that charged him with sexual exploitation of a minor, attempted receipt of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct,...

SOLEDAD — The holiday season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2022 alone, 1,062 people were killed in the United States in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Soledad Police Department wants to remind the public of...

GREENFIELD — This Earth Month, Scheid Family Wines celebrates nearly seven years of being 100% powered by renewable wind energy. The Greenfield family-owned and operated wine company, which has embraced sustainability as a core tenet since its inception in 1972, is the only winery in...