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September 1, 2026

Volleyball | Greenfield starts league play with 2 wins

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GREENFIELD — Greenfield High Bruins volleyball team is 2-0 to start Cypress Divisional play, with wins last week against the host Palma Chieftains in Salinas and at home against the Marina Mariners. Aleena Salas led Greenfield with 19 kills and 12 digs and seven service...

Football | Soledad routs Trailblazers, 48-0

Football
SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs quarterback DJ Valenzuela threw three touchdown passes and was 13 of 14 on completions to lead the football team to a 48-0 win over Rancho San Juan. Julio Camacho ran for three touchdowns and finished with 128 yards, and Gio Gallegos...

Basketball | Soledad stock soars after starting 4-1 in Cypress Division

SOLEDAD — It wasn’t a great start for the Soledad Aztecs boys’ basketball team, but the season is looking up as they have won four of their last five games. Coming into the season, the Aztecs had lost much of their talent from a year...

Hartnell College welcomes new District 6 trustee

MONTEREY COUNTY — Hartnell Community College District (HCCD) Governing Board recently welcomed Cesar Iracheta as Trustee for District 6. Iracheta took the oath of office during a board meeting held July 9 at the Hartnell College main campus in Salinas. District 6 encompasses the cities of...

Homebuyer assistance workshop set for Thursday to help Monterey County residents of flood-affected areas

MONTEREY COUNTY — Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) is inviting residents who were renting or previously owned a home in Monterey County during the 2023 floods to attend a free Homebuyer Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Salinas. The workshop will introduce the ReCoverCA Homebuyer...

Football | Greenfield Bruins beat St. Francis in overtime

GREENFIELD — Last season the Greenfield Bruins varsity football team let their game against St. Francis get away from them, but this year, they wouldn’t let that happen again after beating the Sharks 20-14 in overtime Saturday. The Bruins are now 3-0 to start the...

Ag Land Trust receives more than $8M in grants to preserve Salinas Valley farmlands

Rows of lettuce growing in a field
SALINAS VALLEY — California Strategic Growth Council has approved more than $8.3 million in grants to the Ag Land Trust (ALT), a nonprofit dedicated to farmland preservation along the state’s Central Coast. The funding will enable the organization to purchase conservation easements on three key...

City of Soledad receives $750K in CDBG funds

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad has been awarded $750,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), a program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant award will go to small businesses located in Soledad as they continue to recover from...

Mee Memorial recognized as one of the best long-term care, skilled nursing facilities for 2025

Mee Memorial Healthcare System
KING CITY — U.S. News & World Report has rated Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s long-term care skilled nursing facility as a high performer in its annual analysis. To be recognized as one of the 2025 U.S. News Best Nursing Homes, a facility must have been...

Greenfield firefighters assist with Palisades Fire response

GREENFIELD — Firefighters from Greenfield Fire Department patrolled and extinguished hot spots off Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles County last week. Earlier this month, three members of the Greenfield crew joined the XLK Task Force 2100 and were deployed to the Palisades Fire, which has...

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Two more arrested in Greenfield assault investigation

GREENFIELD — Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with this month’s violent group assault on Bianco Way that left an 18-year-old Chualar...