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GREENFIELD — For the first time ever, Lavender Creek, a family-owned wellness brand and working lavender farm near Greenfield in South Monterey County, is...

South Monterey County Joint Union High School District awarded state funds for 6 zero-emission buses

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GREENFIELD — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD), which includes King City and Greenfield high schools, is among 133 educational agencies...

Monterey County’s ‘Books and Ballots’ program wins national award for election innovation

Local News

MONTEREY COUNTY — The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) recently announced that the County of Monterey: Books and Ballots program was selected to be...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Little Insider’s Look at Fair Performers and Why Rick Isn’t in This Column

Opinion

So, another Fair has rolled into town and out again. And it was a good one, at least for me. It is the reason...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 21, 2025

Local News

TROOP ITEMS KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will be collecting items to be sent to servicemen and women serving overseas on...

Gonzales High hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for newly renovated Dick Force Stadium

Sports

Gonzales football head coach Eddy Ramirez once donned an orange and black football jersey during his playing days in the early 90s, scuffling and...

OPINION

Funny Papers Again Column | A Little Insider’s Look at Fair Performers and Why Rick Isn’t in This Column

May 21, 2025

So, another Fair has rolled into town and out again. And it was a good one, at least for me. It is the reason this column may fall well short of the usual 1,000 words. I have enough notes and ideas that if combined would tally closer to 2,000...