Greenfield farmworker wins $2M from lottery
A Greenfield farmworker is counting his blessings after winning $2 million from a lottery ticket.
South County voters turn out for election
Voters in South County made their voices heard last Tuesday by choosing between various candidates for local city councils, school boards and other special district governing bodies in the area.
South County Animal Rescue hosts first event for dogs
Dogs and their owners took over Front Street and Cesar Chavez Park on Sept. 29 to celebrate the first Dog Days of Summer, sponsored by South County Animal Rescue.
Mission Fiesta brings community together
Mission Soledad celebrated its 58th annual Mission Fiesta on Oct. 7, bringing Soledad and Mission residents together to eat chicken, enjoy some sun, listen to music and watch the Grape Stomp.
Former King City resident shares journey to sobriety
The road to sobriety is not easy, but Steve āMoeā Modena shows that it can be done. Modena, a former King City resident, came to Sun Street Centers in Salinas to āsober upā in 1999.
Food drive brings in 16K pounds to county food bank
It was a record year for local oil company Aera Energyās annual food drive last week, with the equivalent of 16,101 pounds of food donated to the Food Bank for Monterey County.
California condors headed to Central Coast for release in the wild
A group of the Peregrine Fundās California condors will soon be unfurling their nine-and-a-half-foot wings to soar the skies of central California, but first they have to get from the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, all the way to central California, where the National Park Service and the Ventana Wildlife Society will release the condors from their respective sites at Pinnacles National Park and in Big Sur.
Slew of candidates set to compete in November
Voters in South County will have a slew of local candidates to choose from in the upcoming Nov. 6 Statewide General Election for numerous city councils, school boards and other special district governing bodies in the area.
Sun Street Centers expands services to King City
After providing 50 years of addiction services in Monterey County, Sun Street Centers is expanding into King City and will celebrate the opening of its newest drug and alcohol treatment facility with a ribbon cutting this Friday.
Bicycling Gonzales, and elsewhere in Monterey County
The inaugural CiclovĆa Gonzales, Sept. 9, 2018, is an Open Streets event for walking, rolling in a wheelchair, skating, bicycling, or using other people-powered transportation on streets free of motor vehicles. Itās sure to increase interest in biking, as do Open Streets events worldwide.
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ALBA program empowers Salinas Valley farmworkers to become leaders in sustainable...
SALINAS VALLEY ā Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is spotlighting its transformative Programa Educativo para Agricultores (PEPA), a comprehensive training program empowering farmworkers...