Greenfield company receives $877K for renewable energy production
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Market and Gas Inc. will receive $877,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help create infrastructure for the sale and production of renewable fuels.
“Climate change and its unprecedented effects pose serious challenges to our planet, and a large variety...
Forklift dealer to relocate operations from Salinas to Gonzales
GONZALES — Papé Material Handling will begin a switch of operations from Salinas to Gonzales this month.
The new 25,000-square-foot building will be turned over to the company on June 21, when they are expected to begin installing shelves and bringing in equipment and personnel.
Papé...
Monterey County seeks grant funding for park projects
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks Department will apply for millions of dollars in grants for park improvements at Lake San Antonio, San Lorenzo Park in King City and the county-owned property on East Laurel Drive in Salinas.
Each grant application...
Sen. Caballero secures $1.4M in state funding for Greenfield, Soledad improvements
SALINAS VALLEY — Sen. Anna Caballero stopped by Greenfield and Soledad last Monday to present checks for $1 million and $400,000 in state funding, respectively, to the City of Greenfield for radio transmission and reception upgrades and to the Soledad-Mission Recreation District for improvements...
Greenfield Recreation Department offers basketball camp for area youth
GREENFIELD — Local youth will soon have a chance to work on their basketball skills with the Greenfield Recreation Department, which will host a four-week basketball camp starting Dec. 5.
The camp is an additional offering by the department, as it currently runs a day...
General Election 2024: Early results for South Monterey County school boards, health care district
SALINAS VALLEY — Preliminary results from the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election show several candidates in the lead for seats on South Monterey County school boards and the Soledad Community Health Care District. Although these early counts provide insight, additional votes expected this Friday...
Salinas Valley doctors, nurses get first round of Covid-19 vaccines
SALINAS VALLEY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System received its allocation of 500 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on Dec. 22, with priority vaccinations of frontline workers beginning that same day.
The vaccines were delivered to Mee Memorial Hospital in King City at 11:30 a.m....
Gonzales Police Department promotes officers
GONZALES — Cesar Castillo and Nathan Cordoba were both promoted to police corporals with the Gonzales Police Department on April 18.
Castillo served in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1997 as an infantry rifleman and was honorably discharged in 2001. He has been assigned...
Greenfield woman convicted of domestic violence using knife
GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has found Veronica Bautista Reyes, 27, of Greenfield, guilty of two felonies, including counts of assault with a knife and domestic violence, on April 14.
According to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, the victim in this case decided...
Hartnell’s first week sees need for more classes
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Education Center Director Ana Gonzalez spoke about the first week of classes at the new facility during Soledad City Council’s Sept. 1 meeting.
Gonzalez said she was excited to see students at the center, which began offering some in-person classes on...
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‘Get on the Bus’ reunites families with incarcerated loved ones at...
SOLEDAD — The transformative power of family connection was on full display Aug. 2 as incarcerated individuals and their loved ones came together at...
