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GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Ilda Sanchez, 53, was sentenced Oct. 30 for committing welfare fraud, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. Sanchez was placed on a two-year felony probation and was ordered to serve 180 days in county jail as part of the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for parts of Monterey County, including the Salinas Valley.  The maps identify revised flood hazards along the Salinas River, Gonzales Slough, Natividad Creek and unnamed tributaries. These new maps will help building...

SOLEDAD — Voters will be asked whether they support a bond measure totaling more than $13.7 million this November in order to fund educational technology projects and affordable housing for teachers at the Soledad Unified School District. The measure proposal passed in a 5-0 vote...

GREENFIELD — Volunteers worked together last Saturday to load pet food into vehicle trunks during a contact-less drive-through Pet Food Bank hosted by SPCA for Monterey County. The June 20 food bank was held at Patriot Park in Greenfield in order to help pet...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is making good on its commitment to invest up to $1 million to secure more Covid-19 rapid tests for the community, with the first direct purchases from this effort arriving last week. About 750 test kits were delivered last Wednesday,...

SOLEDAD — Brian Sanchez, a first-generation college student at the University of Maine — 3,000 miles from his home in Soledad — became a top performer in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) and in the Department of Mechanical Engineering through grit and a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Students from throughout South Monterey County had a chance to compete in essay writing to earn a scholarship during the Steinbeck Center’s Young Authors Day of Writing. Top middle school students were nominated by their teachers to write an essay about “The Red Pony”...

CAMPFIRE RESTRICTIONS MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Sept. 3, campfire restrictions are in place at all Monterey County parks and lakes, including the Laguna Seca Recreational Area. Due to high fire risk conditions and after discussions with local fire response agencies, the Monterey County Department of...

SOLEDAD — A special collaborative meeting of Soledad Unified School District and City of Soledad took place last month, during which members discussed the future of the teacher housing project made possible with funds from Measure N. Interim superintendent Randy Bangs provided an update on...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County will remain in the moderately restrictive Orange Tier in the state’s reopening blueprint system as determined Tuesday, following County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno’s announcement last week that the region could possibly shift soon. During a press briefing May 5,...