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GONZALES — Almost half the seniors at Gonzales High School are at risk of not graduating, according to information presented during last month’s board meeting for Gonzales Unified School District. The complication for the 47% of seniors who might not get their diploma this June...

SOLEDAD — The South Facility at Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad will close by July 2022 due to a decrease in the minimum-security inmate population, announced California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Tuesday. The Level I general population unit, also known as Facility...

SOLEDAD — CRU Winery’s 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...

PUMPKIN SHOWOFF MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Free Libraries has invited county residents to take a photo of their decorated or carved pumpkin and post it on Facebook or Instagram with the libraries tagged. Participants have a chance to win a prize as they get...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Fire Department firefighters, along with crews from Greenfield Fire Department and CTF Fire, responded to a residential structure fire in the area of Metz Road and East Street in Soledad on March 7 at about 3:30 p.m. All occupants were safely...

SALINAS — Northwest Laboratory will open and operate a new drive-thru Covid-19 testing site in Salinas starting March 3. “Our organization has worked closely with the communities across the U.S. since this pandemic began, providing laboratory analysis for multiple community testing programs,” said Jennifer Bull,...

GONZALES — Superintendent Yvette Irving announced during the Oct. 13 board meeting of Gonzales Unified School District that football and cross country would be allowed to start conditioning exercises. This decision for the district means athletes in those season one sports can do workouts, such...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective July 1, Monterey County Environmental Health permit fees will increase by 6%.     The Environmental Health Bureau provides regulatory compliance, enforcement, education and prevention for the Consumer Health Protection, Solid Waste, Drinking Water Protection, Environmental Health Review, Recycling and Resource Recovery, Healthy...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department hosted a swearing-in ceremony for four new part-time firefighters during last week’s Greenfield City Council meeting. Fire Chief Jim Langborg swore in Luis Navarro, Benjamin Rianda, Paul Salinas and Aaron Vasquez before the council on June 8. The part-time firefighters will...

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...