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May 30, 2026

Worthy to Print Column | Mysterious Ways

You know, when you write a little story each week and try to keep the subjects fresh, there are times when you really have to sit back for a while so you can bring forth — through the keys on a computer keyboard —...

Guest Column | Responding to Community Needs: A Rural Health System Built to Serve

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
Mee Memorial Healthcare System is the sole hospital serving South Monterey County. For more than 60 years, it has been the community’s primary source of hospital-based care, emergency services and recovery. In a region defined by distance, limited transportation and economic vulnerability, our role is...

The gift of song

Local column by George Worthy

Window on the World Column | The Spirits of Thanksgiving Past

Ah, those memories, like the corner of my mind. Most days we chug along, casting a glance back once in a while when Facebook reminds us of something, or if it’s Mama’s birthday and she’s no longer of the planet — or it’s sister...

Letters to the Editor for Week of April 5

South County Newspapers welcome Letters to the Editor of fewer than 400 words. Submit all letters with the writer's name and contact information to [email protected].

Window on the World Column: You’ve Been 2020-ed

ā€œYou’ve been 2020-ed.ā€ It’s a thing, likely to find its place in the modern vernacular, after a year such as this. Fresh on the heels of the ongoing coronavirus plague, folks not being able to return to work, money tight and the future unclear;...

Guest Column | Vaccines: Every Day Matters

It’s been a cold, dark year. But now, after a global pandemic brought unthinkable trauma and heartache, Covid-19 vaccines represent a bright, warm ray of sunshine — more than a glimmer of hope. The entire team at Mee Memorial Healthcare System is excited to witness...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Tale of Two Cities: Renovations and Needed Renovations

Steve Wilson
Because I can bring to memory the Greenfield of the late 1950s through the early 1970s, I like it when old things see new life instead of falling into disuse and disrepair and the ultimate end such brings forth. I remember the fine old...

Window on the World Column: Always look on the bright side

Always look on the bright side... Easier said than done, I know. These have been some unprecedented months in the life of a year — and we haven’t even made it to six of the blessed things yet! I recently found myself popping into the...

Window on the World Column | Covid — Year 2

They said it would all be gone by now; it would have just been blown away like an errant feather — a dark memory from the archives of 2020. The last Christmas holidays, that should have been spent in my hometown on the English...

Local News

Police car crime

Man suffers serious injuries in Soledad assault

SOLEDAD — A man suffered significant facial injuries following an assault Thursday night in Soledad, according to the Soledad Police Department. Police said officers responded...