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Three Gonzales High School students were selected to enter their artwork into the Monterey County art competition, “For the Love of Art,” in February.

GONZALES — Gonzales Youth Guardians passed out toys to children on Christmas Eve, lighting up the holiday season for those in need. This was the first year the group has handed out toys, and is planned to be an annual tradition in the future. “We had a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Local McDonald’s owner/operator Raymond Costa has awarded college scholarships to 20 employees and their children of McDonald’s restaurants in the Salinas Valley. This year’s recipients received between $1,000 and $3,000 in scholarship money to help pay for tuition or cost of attendance...

SOLEDAD — Thousands of face masks were recently handed out in the form of 10-mask bundles to South Monterey County families during a free mask distribution at Soledad High School. The April 23 distribution was the final event organized by Families and Friends of Stevenson...

SOLEDAD — New members of the Soledad Youth Council took the dais during their introduction to the Soledad City Council at the Sept. 1 council meeting. New members include ninth grader Angelina Flores, 10th grader Liliana Negrette, 11th graders Chinemerem Elelleh, Jacqueline Urena and...

Central Park received a season festive makeover over the weekend as the Gonzales Youth Council celebrated the annual tree lighting Dec. 8.

With only a few weeks of summer left, students of the Summer Theatre Camp presented a production called “Pirates.”

SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council members met in a special meeting on July 29 to ratify the new municipal order that can fine people for not wearing masks in an effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The ordinance began as an executive order issued...

GONZALES — Members of the Gonzales City Council and Planning Commission hosted a joint meeting last month for a workshop review of the Puente del Monte housing development plans. The concept project includes approximately 2,623 dwelling units divided into two neighborhoods, West and East. City leaders...

SALINAS — Hartnell Athletics program has opened online registration for a series of weekly summer youth sports camps, running through Aug. 5.  Hartnell coaches lead the camps, with assistance from student-athletes, and all proceeds go to support intercollegiate teams at the college. “More than anything, we...