Local News

SALINAS VALLEY — Alliance on Aging (AOA) has received a $200,000 grant from the California Department of Aging to develop a local age-friendly action plan for Monterey County, focusing on the Salinas Valley. The 21-month-long grant — one of 15 awarded across the state —...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescued a unique hawk on Aug. 11: a 14-year-old leucistic red-tailed hawk. The hawk was found on the ground in San Benito County. Since San Benito County does not have its own wildlife center,...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District will be naming the kindergarten building on the Gabilan Elementary School campus in honor of John Fuller, a beloved employee who died shortly after retiring from the district after more than 30 years. Fuller was a custodian with Soledad...

MUSIC IN THE PARK GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield will present the first Music in the Park event featuring a Tribute to Selena on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hicks Park, 315 El Camino Real, in Greenfield. Bring picnic blankets or...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Dance Theatre and Monterey County Dance Foundation recently announced the selection of 10-year-old Ella Guidotti as Clara in the 2023 production of “The Nutcracker Ballet.” Guidotti began her dance journey with MCDT in 2016, when she was just over 3...

CENTRAL COAST — Located in California’s Central Coast, the 160-acre Church Creek property overlooks the wild, sharp-crested ridges and steep valleys of the interior coastal range. The private property is in the heart of the Ventana Wilderness, west of the Salinas Valley, and connects to...

SALINAS VALLEY — Rancho Cielo’s annual Veggie Box and BBQ Fundraiser took place Aug. 8-11 on the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus in Salinas. The fundraiser was the biggest success to date, with more than 14,000 boxes sold, 300 volunteers packing boxes and over 2,000 barbecued...

Greenfield Community Science Workshop hosted a bike repair workshop at the Soledad Community Center on Aug. 11, helping youth and adults repair more than 60 bicycles and other wheeled rides. They fixed such issues as flat tires, broken chains and breaks.

TOUCH-A-TRUCK SALINAS — Salinas-based Coastal Kids Home Care is hosting its Ninth Annual Touch-A-Truck, a family-friendly event benefiting children in the community coping with cancer and other serious illnesses on Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Salinas Rodeo Grounds. The Salinas Rodeo Midway will be transformed...