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March 16, 2026

110th California Rodeo Salinas postponed to October

SALINAS — The California Rodeo executive board has voted to postpone the 110th California Rodeo Salinas, which will now take place Oct. 8 to 11, preceded by the Professional Bull Riding event on Oct. 7. The shift in timing came after a recommendation from the...

Breaking ground

Mann Packing broke ground on its Gonzales location in front of the Mann Packing Fast Track Team, Pack Man, CEO Lorri Koster, Mayor Maria Orozco, Mayor Pro-Tem Liz Silva, City of Gonzales staff and the fourth generation Mann Packing children on Aug. 2.

Drug take-back yields 7 boxes

Residents had the opportunity to clean out medicine cabinets and drawers last Saturday and bring unused and expired prescription medicines to the 13th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

California begins 2019 with batch of new laws

New laws are taking effect this week that involve adding more women on corporate boards, banning plastic straws from restaurants, increasing restrictions on guns and more.

Town Hall set for tomorrow to discuss new resources

A town hall meeting is set for Thursday, April 19, in Gonzales to learn about new resources in Monterey County that are part of a grant.

Taylor Farms earns ā€˜zero waste’ certification

Taylor Farms reached a milestone June 19 when the company was announced as the first fresh-food industry to achieve a TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Platinum certification for zero waste.

Maker’s Faire

For a first of its kind event in the City of Gonzales, the four South County school districts celebrated the power of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) last week.

International Grandparents Day to trace roots of community

The first-ever International Grandparents Day celebration is set to take place this Sunday, Sept. 10, at Central Park.

Pessagno Winery to host summer concert

A final summer concert is coming to Pessagno Winery on Sept. 29, as the Gonzales winery wraps up its Summer Concert Series.

Setting goals

The Gonzales Community Collaborative recently met to discuss what role it would play for the upcoming year and where they wanted to be next September.

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Jury convicts Greenfield man of child molestation

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has convicted a 34-year-old Greenfield man of five counts of child molestation, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office...