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SALINAS VALLEY — Local McDonald’s owner and operator Raymond Costa has awarded college scholarships to 21 employees and their children of McDonald’s restaurants throughout Salinas Valley and Hollister. This year’s recipients received between $1,500 and $5,000 in scholarship money to help pay for tuition or...

SOLEDAD — Chris and Nellie Vallejo Longoria celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary during an outdoor mass at Our Lady of Solitude Catholic Church in Soledad on Aug. 29, the same date and church they were married in 1970. The Longorias live in Los Banos and...

GREENFIELD — Sergio Lopez and John Mosher recently spoke to Greenfield Community Science Workshop Co-Director Curt Gabrielson about opening a workshop in Salinas. GCSW reopened with outdoor activities last September and indoor activities on April 27, and will soon open a new workshop program...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) conducted a search warrant June 10 at the residence of a known gang member involved in sales of illegal narcotics in the 1200 block of Greenleaf Loop in Greenfield. The search warrant resulted...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield man has died after he was struck by a vehicle last Friday while walking on Elm Avenue. On Tuesday, Greenfield Police Department confirmed the death of 21-year-old Oscar Lopez, who died Sunday afternoon at Natividad Medical Center, while surrounded by family. “Prior...

An opening ceremony for the 75th Annual Salinas Valley Fair is set for Thursday morning to celebrate the milestone anniversary and commence this year’s festivities at the fairgrounds in King City.

GREENFIELD — A group of volunteers cleaned up Patriot Park last Saturday as part of Greenfield Parks and Recreation Committee’s Earth Day Park Cleanup.  An estimated 50 volunteers showed up through the course of the three-hour cleanup on April 17, with 20 of those being children...

Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wu’s book, “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,” which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology. Ellie Symes could easily pass for the...

GREENFIELD — A new fire training facility began operation in Greenfield, with Greenfield Fire Department having announced its completion and official start of service on Feb. 20. The new facility, located in the Greenfield Public Works yard, is constructed from shipping containers in a simulation...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield film student was one of two top winners and one honorary mention winner in the Monterey County Film Commission’s 2022 Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award program. David Orta, a Greenfield resident and film student at Hartnell Community College,...