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September 17, 2025

Community comes out for Greenfield Harvest Festival

GREENFIELD — Thousands of community members attended the annual Greenfield Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 16, in downtown Greenfield, where many cultural activities took place while celebrating the city’s 75th anniversary. Presented by First Night Monterey, the Greenfield Cultural Arts Center and the City...

Greenfield High’s 246th Battalion expands, excels in leadership

246th Battalion California Cadet Corps Greenfield High School
GREENFIELD — The 246th Battalion of the California Cadet Corps of Greenfield High School continues to grow — from last year’s 130 cadets to this year’s 170 cadet enrollment. Recently, the unit was awarded the Unit Community Service Ribbon for serving nearly 2,000 school and...

Monterey County Fair Junior Livestock Auction returns with in-person show Saturday

MONTEREY — The thrill of in-person bidding at a livestock auction with live auctioneers and an engaged audience returns this Saturday, Aug. 28, with the Monterey County Fair Junior Livestock Auction. The 2021 auction, returning for the first time since 2019, begins at 10 a.m....

Gonzales Youth Council members selected for 2021-22 school year

GONZALES — City of Gonzales has announced that 13 students from Gonzales High School have been selected to serve on the 2021-22 Gonzales Youth Council. Youth Commissioners Autumn Escobedo and Sherlyn Flores-Magadan, both juniors, are returning for another year, alongside members Yanira Ruacho and Julissa...

Bob Hoover Academy receives prestigious Golden Bell Award

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE), alongside the Bob Hoover Academy in Salinas, received a top state educational honor for the success of its ongoing partnership in providing Monterey County students with an exciting diploma track program. On Nov. 30, the California...

Soledad man sentenced to prison for 4th DUI

SOLEDAD — Soledad resident Enrique Lopez, 30, was sentenced to two years in state prison on Jan. 27 after pleading no contest to driving under the influence. On March 19, 2018, at 12:29 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers observed Lopez traveling westbound in a dark-colored...

Gonzales FFA students attend leadership conference

GONZALES — Seven members of the Gonzales FFA chapter attended a regional leadership conference on Oct. 8-9, during which more than 275 other students, all involved in the FFA, united at the 2022 South Coast Region FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Conference in Hollister. The FFA...

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Soledad 9/11 ceremony

Soledad, Greenfield commemorate 24th anniversary of 9/11 with special events

SALINAS VALLEY — City of Soledad, along with local police and fire personnel, hosted a ceremony Thursday morning at Bill Ramus Park to commemorate...