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April 24, 2026

Gonzales students visit Ivy League schools

A group of Gonzales High School students recently visited the East Coast to take tours at such colleges as Georgetown, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Brown, Harvard, MIT and Boston University.

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.

Summer reading program returns

The Summer Reading Program is underway at Monterey County Free Libraries with the theme ā€œReading Takes You Everywhere.ā€

Congressman Panetta visits GHS

Congressman Jimmy Panetta visited Gonzales High School for a roundtable discussion with students about their Wings of Knowledge project working with local farms to gather data about water consumption in crops April 2.

UnitedAg extends services to South County

Seven health and wellness clinics, including two in South County, have been added to UnitedAg’s growing network that serves California farmworkers and their families.

Guardians learn about film, TV production

Twenty-one Gonzales Youth Guardians recently learned about film and television with a visit to De Anza College in Cupertino, Calif.

New parents still qualify for health insurance through Covered California

Though Covered California’s annual open-enrollment period has ended for 2017 health coverage, having a newborn or adopting a child are among the circumstances that can make one eligible for special enrollment.

Alta Street work continues through new year

The pavement has now been scraped away in front of Alta and Fourth streets, as construction continues to repave the area.

Library event features Disney author

ā€œCoco in the Vines,ā€ the third annual South County event for the Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries, is set to take place Saturday, July 7, at Scheid Vineyards and will feature the award-winning author Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford.

Patriotic pride

The City of Gonzales was rocking on the Fourth of July with road racing, a parade and music.

Local News

Assault rifle in bag

Detectives recover assault rifle after Soledad probationer arrest

SOLEDAD — Monterey County Sheriff’s detectives recovered an unlawfully possessed assault rifle and additional ammunition following a probation-related arrest and subsequent search warrant service,...