Salinas community runs in honor of fallen officer
SALINAS ā Members of the Salinas community and law enforcement showed up in the rain Saturday morning to complete an honor run for Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr., who was killed Feb. 25 in the line of duty.
āThe love and support was...
Soledad Foods Co manager honored for leadership
SALINAS VALLEY ā Anna Graham was named one of Progressive Grocer magazineās āTop Women in Groceryā in its annual list for 2020.
Graham, who is a Greenfield resident and a store director at Foods Co #387 in Soledad, was among the 350 women recognized in...
Monterey Countyās Science of Reading Academy expands educator training
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) is offering the Science of Reading Academy, a professional development series providing local teachers with research-based tools and strategies to accelerate literacy in classroom settings serving students ages 4 to 8.
The first cohort launched in...
Soledadās first Step-Up Mentoring class graduates
SOLEDAD ā Partners For Peace recently celebrated the graduation of 27 Soledad seventh and eighth graders for its inaugural Step-Up Mentoring class at the Soledad Community Center.
The Step-Up Mentoring program, held weekly from May to October 2023, made a profound impact on Soledadās youth,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 14, 2024
POSSIBLE SPAM TEXT
SOLEDAD ā Over the weekend, a number of Soledad residents received a text message that may be possible spam. The text came from a āDynataā using the phone number 360-578-7022. The text asks the recipient to complete a quick survey on āissues...
Cota joins South Monterey County Joint Union High School District
GREENFIELD ā The start of a new school year Wednesday comes with new leadership at South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD), as Caroline Cota steps in as superintendent.
Cota, who began her new position this past April, brings 25 years of experience...
D & M Lowbed Services makes donation to middle school drama class
āThe Wizard of Ozā production led local business D & M Lowbed Services Inc. to donate $250 to the Fairview Middle School drama class.
Gonzales Spartan athletes help with local food distribution
GONZALES ā Athletes from Gonzales High Schoolās football and cross country teams worked together last Friday to distribute food to those in need who showed up to the Gonzales Food Bank.
Multiple coaches and a handful of student athletes from each program arrived to help...
Art and social justice intersect in āThe Evolve Experienceā
SALINAS ā From 2016 to 2019, Portlandās Red Door Project toured a show called āHands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments,ā featuring monologues about the experiences of African Americans with the criminal justice system.
The stories performed were autobiographical accounts of actual experiences with racial profiling....
Gonzales City Council moves forward with sales tax increase
GONZALES ā Gonzales City Council has approved a ballot measure to raise the cityās sales tax by half a percent during a special meeting last month.
After the 4-0 approval by Mayor Maria Orozco, Mayor Pro Tem Scott Funk and Council Members Lorraine Worthy and...
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King City man arrested for DUI, firearms and drugs in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā A King City man was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and related firearms...






















