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GREENFIELD — Hundreds of community members had a chance to walk and ride freely on El Camino Real last month as part of Ciclovía Greenfield. The June 26 event was meant to showcase bicycling by having community organizations, music and family activities held along Greenfield’s...

KING CITY — Monterey County has started the process of demobilizing Operation Oasis, its isolation housing program that assisted more than a thousand residents during the Covid-19 pandemic. As of June 24, referrals are no longer being made to Operation Oasis and assigned staff have...

SOLEDAD — Travelers on Highway 146 east of Soledad will experience traffic control and a one-day full closure of the roadway next week as a paving project moves forward from Monday, July 11, through Thursday, July 14. Highway 146 is the main road leading...

A slew of festivities this year celebrated Independence Day throughout Salinas Valley, including the Soledad Fourth of July celebration at Little League Park, where hundreds of community members played games, listened to music, viewed cars on display and ate festival food on Monday after...

GREENFIELD — A 20-year-old man from Greenfield has been arrested after trying to buy fentanyl pills online. Last month the South Monterey County Taskforce became aware of a Greenfield resident using social media to purchase fentanyl M30 pills — the same type of pills that...

CAR SHOW SOLEDAD — Soledad Hot Summer Days, a downtown car show and street festival, is planned for Saturday, July 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Soledad. Presented by the Salinas Crusaders and the City of Soledad, the event will feature entertainment for...

SALINAS — Hartnell Athletics program has opened online registration for a series of weekly summer youth sports camps, running through Aug. 5.  Hartnell coaches lead the camps, with assistance from student-athletes, and all proceeds go to support intercollegiate teams at the college. “More than anything, we...

GREENFIELD — Officers from Greenfield Police Department were among multiple Monterey County agencies that participated in the Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run on June 22. This is the 25th year of the Law Enforcement Run, which preceded the June 24 opening ceremonies for the...

GONZALES — Gonzales City Council approved to have the city manager sign a two-year extension to the private/public partnership agreement with T-Mobile for the Hotspot Program on June 6, a contract that was scheduled to end later that month.  In late 2019, the city launched...

SALINAS VALLEY — Four contestants will compete for the 2022 title of Miss California Rodeo Salinas beginning Thursday. This year’s competition consists of personality and appearance, scholarship and scholastic contests. The winner becomes a year-round ambassador for the California Rodeo Salinas, traveling to rodeos, parades...