Iverson Road near Gonzales to be closed for construction
GONZALES — Iverson Road, between Fifth Street/Johnson Canyon Road and Gloria Road, will be closed to through traffic from Aug. 3 to Sept. 4 to accommodate planned road work.
Work began on the Gloria, Iverson and Johnson Canyon Road Reconstruction Project near Gonzales on July...
Greenfield resident chosen as Biden delegate on behalf of California’s 20th Congressional District
GREENFIELD — The Democratic National Convention will take place Aug. 17 through Aug. 20, during which time delegates will cast their vote for their party’s presidential candidate for the upcoming election in November.
Greenfield resident David Kong will be among those delegates, chosen to cast...
Western Flyer returns home to Monterey Bay
MONTEREY — After being away for 75 years, the historic Western Flyer — the sardine fishing boat immortalized by John Steinbeck’s 1951 classic “The Log from the Sea of Cortez” — will return to her home port of Monterey this Saturday.
“The Western Flyer was built for Monterey’s sardine fishery...
Salinas Valley Fair’s junior livestock auction nets nearly $1M
SALINAS VALLEY — A total of $981,000 was raised for 415 animals at this year’s Salinas Valley Fair junior livestock auction, which took place Saturday before a small crowd of buyers as well as an online component at the fairgrounds in King City.
Still photos...
Monterey County Health Department awarded grant for cannabis education
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department is the recipient of a $168,862 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its Cannabis Education Program in the Public Health Bureau.
The grant will fund community educational outreach and coordinated strategies focused on...
Animal shelter offers pet food bank in Soledad for struggling families
SOLEDAD — Hundreds of area pets will have food after last Saturday’s Pet Food Bank, hosted by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County.
Cars lined up beyond the Soledad High School parking lot and down Gabilan Drive for...
Greenfield brings on four new firefighters
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department hosted a swearing-in ceremony for four new part-time firefighters during last week’s Greenfield City Council meeting.
Fire Chief Jim Langborg swore in Luis Navarro, Benjamin Rianda, Paul Salinas and Aaron Vasquez before the council on June 8.
The part-time firefighters will...
Nonprofit launches to build Family Justice Center in Salinas
SALINAS VALLEY — A new nonprofit organization, Holding on to Hope, has been formed to bring a Family Justice Center to Salinas, a place where survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking can find help and healing under...
Remembering 9/11: Greenfield pays tribute to victims on 20th anniversary
GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield hosted a moment of remembrance last Friday in honor of the victims and heroes of 9/11.
The morning ceremony was held outside the entrance to the Greenfield Civic Center and featured several guest speakers, including Fire Chief Jim Langborg...
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