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November 1, 2025

Monterey County Free Libraries receives $100K grant

The Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries recently received a $100,000 grant from Monterey Peninsula Foundation.

Local transit system celebrates 15 years

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) is celebrating its 15th anniversary of service to South County this year.

Police Briefs | Published Oct. 3, 2018

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Pet vaccination clinic set for Saturday

This Saturday, April 29, the Gonzales Police Department and the Monterey County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) have teamed up to bring a low-cost vaccination clinic to the city.

Ready to serve

Roy Harmon is legally blind, but that doesn’t stop him from owning and overseeing a food service operation at the Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad.

Fair time is here

The carnival rides have arrived, 4-H and FFA exhibits have been turned in, sheep, beef, swine, goats and chicken projects have been groomed, all in preparation for the Salinas Valley Fair's start on Thursday.

Diving into fun

The number of youth campers in the City of Gonzales Summer Day Camp more than doubled this year, rising from 91 to 212 participants this summer.

Gonzales Fire Department receives grant to improve communications

Greenfield Fire Department and the Gonzales Fire Department are among four Monterey County cities that were chosen to receive a grant totaling $853,694 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration.

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.

DRUG TAKE BACK DAY

Approximately 41 pounds of prescription drugs were collected at the Gonzales Police Department for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 27.

Local News

Salinas Valley State Prison

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate’s Oct. 23 death being investigated as...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 23 death of an inmate atĀ Salinas Valley State PrisonĀ (SVSP) in...