Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 2, 2025
LISTENING SESSION
SOLEDAD ā Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 office will be hosting a community listening session on Wednesday, July 2, in Soledad. The session will take place at 6 p.m. at Hartnell Collegeās Soledad Education Center, Community Room, 1505 Metz...
Firefighters practice skills during live fire training in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Fire Department hosted a live fire training on April 24, the last in a series of trainings held on a property located on the northern end of town.
Firefighters from Greenfield, Salinas, King City, Monterey, Gonzales and Pine Canyon collaborated on exercises...
SPCA seeks information about man impersonating as veterinarian in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā SPCA Monterey County is seeking information about a man impersonating a veterinarian in Monterey County.
A Prunedale man is providing veterinary care without a license, according to SPCA, and is suspected of animal abuse and cruelty.
āHe has been giving veterinary examinations, prescribing...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 28, 2022
LIBRARY CLOSURE
KING CITY ā King City Library will be closed this week for re-carpeting. Monterey County Free Librariesā Bookmobile and Pop-Up Library will be available across the street at the future site of the local history center on North Vanderhurst Avenue, each day through...
CRU Winery wins Best Pinot Noir at Toast of the Coast Wine Competition
SOLEDAD ā CRU Wineryās Sierra Madre Vineyard Pinot Noir has won Best Pinot Noir of Show at the 2022 Toast of the Coast Wine Competition.
Planted in 1971, the Sierra Madre Vineyard is located in Santa Maria Valley and is known for producing high quality...
Soledad man sentenced to 6 years in prison for child molestation
SOLEDAD ā Soledad resident Giovanni Lopez Orozco, 25, was sentenced on June 24 to six years in prison for committing one count of lewd act upon a child under 14 years.
āThis offense is a serious and violent felony and is considered a strike under...
2023 wine grape harvest begins in Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā The 2023 Monterey County wine grape harvest has begun with Scheid Family WinesāĀ Isabelleās VineyardĀ located in the Salinas Valley along River Road, west of Chualar, on the Monterey Wine Trail, announced Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association last week.
Cool weather delayed the...
Hundreds receive their second Covid-19 vaccine shot at mass clinics in Gonzales
GONZALES ā Community Foundation for Monterey County partnered with the City of Gonzales, Gonzales Fire Department and Gonzales Pharmacy to host two mass vaccination events on April 28 and 29, totaling 1,170 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.Ā
These doses were the second shots, with recipients having...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 15, 2025
VETERAN BANNERS
SOLEDAD ā Thanks to the support of Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez, Soledad veterans can now register free of charge for this yearās Veteran Banner Program, which honors local heroes. Veterans who are residents of Soledad are encouraged to submit a registration form...
Monterey County Fair Junior Livestock Auction returns with in-person show Saturday
MONTEREY ā The thrill of in-person bidding at a livestock auction with live auctioneers and an engaged audience returns this Saturday, Aug. 28, with the Monterey County Fair Junior Livestock Auction.
The 2021 auction, returning for the first time since 2019, begins at 10 a.m....
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Former prison lieutenant from Greenfield faces smuggling charges
GREENFIELD ā A former California state correctional lieutenant has been arrested on charges of conspiring to smuggle contraband into state prison in exchange for...























