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COVID ART SHOW SALINAS — Arts Council for Monterey County is seeking original works of art for a juried show at the Monterey County Health Department Building at 1270 Natividad Road in Salinas. Only 40 adult artwork pieces and 20 youth art pieces promoting “Art...

TOWN HALL SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council is hosting a town hall on Tuesday, May 31, to discuss the city’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The council wants to hear from residents about the community’s needs and where the city should invest these dollars....

SKATE PARK GONZALES — A ribbon-cutting celebration for the opening of Gonzales Skate Park is planned for Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. The skate park, located at 203 First St. in Gonzales, was completed last week and is now open to the community. BBQ TAKEOUT SOLEDAD...

Earth Day festival set for Saturday in Salinas SALINAS — The 2026 Amor Salinas Earth Day Festival will be held Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sherwood Park, 920 N. Main St., in Salinas. The free, family-friendly event will feature more than...

GONZALES — Blue Zones Project Monterey County recently hosted a community festival in Central Park to kick off the start of Gonzales as an official project city. The project promotes making changes at multiple levels, from the individual scale up to the city and county...

KING CITY — The Mee Memorial Children’s Health and Wellness Center officially opened its doors last week at Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s campus at 809 Broadway St. in King City, marking a transformative moment for pediatric care in South Monterey County. Designed to address the...

KING CITY — Local police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of two residents last Sunday in King City, and are asking for the public’s help in locating additional suspects who remain at large. According to King City Police Department, gunshots were...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police is looking for two suspects involved in a shooting that killed one person and injured another Sunday night. At about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10, officers from the Soledad Police Department responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Iris...

One of the warmest days of the year was the perfect setting at Saturday’s 109th Annual Commencement for Gonzales High School at Dick Force Stadium. Nearly 200 graduates donned their gowns and mortar boards to celebrate the event with family, friends, school staff and alumni.

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield native was among the nine victims of Wednesday’s mass shooting at a light rail yard in San Jose, the City of Greenfield announced Thursday. Timothy Michael Romo, 49, who worked at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) where the shooting...