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GONZALES — May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and the Gonzales Police Department is urging everyone to be alert to keep bicyclists safe. From children riding to school to older adults staying active and healthy, bicycling is both a pastime and a mode of transportation...

CALIFORNIA — Grappling with higher costs and challenges related to water, labor, regulations and trade, some California farm leaders question whether the nation’s No. 1 agriculture state has reached a tipping point. California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass discussed the high cost of operating a...

SOLEDAD — About a dozen teens from Soledad and Salinas showed up from Safe Teens Empowerment Project to clean up Peverini Park last Saturday. The group has rotating membership, and the current members just formed via online collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic, making the June...

Voters in South Monterey County will soon be choosing mayors, city council members and school board trustees in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election. To help voters make an informed decision, King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune sent out a questionnaire to all the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement resolving all pending litigation involving the Life Foundation Building at 1000 S. Main St. in Salinas, clearing the way for the County’s previously approved purchase of the property and securing the long-term future...

COOKING DEMONSTRATION KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System invites residents to take small steps to lead to big changes as part of National Wellness Month. The King City hospital will host a cooking demo by Chef Brandon Miller on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 12:30...

GREENFIELD — The City of Greenfield is seeking feedback from community members regarding the type of recreational activities they would like to see in the city.  An estimated 30 residents showed up for an outdoor public input meeting on Aug. 26 at the Greenfield Library. The...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department and agents from Homeland Security Investigations arrested Hugo Cesar Marquez on March 17 for multiple sex crimes involving children. Soledad Police began the investigation just three days prior after a woman came forward and reported her juvenile niece, who is...

GONZALES — Jacob Jun, a computer science teacher at Gonzales High School, was asked to attend a Zoom meeting about ed tech on June 5, but the real reason was a surprise announcement that he was one of the first awardees for the first-ever...

CENTRAL COAST — Applications will close Nov. 30 for the 2023 McDonald’s Golden Grants program benefitting education and nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area, Eureka, Salinas-Monterey and the Central Coast that better the lives of children ages 5 through 18 sharing $40,000 throughout...