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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for various state and local offices in the June 7 California Primary Election. According to Monterey County Elections, there are 208,274 registered voters in the county. The latest numbers show that 34,758...

SOLEDAD — Brian Sanchez, a first-generation college student at the University of Maine — 3,000 miles from his home in Soledad — became a top performer in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) and in the Department of Mechanical Engineering through grit and a...

CLASS REUNION KING CITY — A multi-year class reunion is planned for Saturday, Aug. 27, for King City High School alumni of the classes 1970-79. The “Cruisin’ Thru the 70s” party will take place inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King...

GREENFIELD — American Legion Post 635 and the Greenfield Lions Club jointly organized and hosted a Memorial Day ceremony last Monday at the Greenfield Veterans Memorial Building.  Crowds who showed up were able to get a chicken barbecue lunch, check out the more than 20...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly 400 people with a professional stake in the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed worldwide gathered at Hartnell College on May 4-5 for the 17th Annual Western Food Safety Conference. The conference, held on Hartnell’s Main Campus in Salinas as...

GREENFIELD — For the first time in Greenfield High School’s history, five seniors received the coveted Apple Scholars scholarship, totaling $85,000 in grants. The Apple Scholars Program is available to college-bound high school seniors who will attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The California District 9 2022 Tournament of Champions will begin play this Saturday for Little League Major and Minor teams in Monterey County. South Monterey County teams participating in the TOC games are Greenfield, King City, Gonzales and Soledad. In the Minors Division,...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of Parkside Park on May 26 at about 4:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a juvenile male with a stab wound. They learned the stabbing occurred about an hour earlier...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College celebrated a joyous in-person Commencement on May 20 at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas for the first time since 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 700 graduates participated, the most in recent memory, and the college awarded a record...

SPRING CONCERT SALINAS — Under the direction of Music Director Danko Drusko, young musicians from Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL) have been preparing for their upcoming Spring Concert on Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m. at the Fox Theater in Salinas. Students and teaching artists will...