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December 12, 2025

City approves continuation of Road to Success program

The City of Gonzales is planning to continue the youth diversion program Road to Success for one more year.

County awarded $6M to expand mental health services

Monterey County Health Department’s Behavioral Health Bureau has been awarded $6 million from the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections.

YMCA sets fundraising goal for new year

South County YMCA's 2018 Annual Campaign Kickoff will be held today, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Windmill Restaurant in Soledad.

Supervisor Salinas announces retirement

Monterey County Supervisor Simon Salinas will retire from office in early 2019 after his current term expires, ending a nearly three-decade career in public office, and is throwing his support behind his chief of staff — and South County native — Chris Lopez to succeed him for the District 3 position.

South County students, parents attend Gang Prevention Summit

More than 200 residents from Monterey County participated in the annual Gang Prevention Summit last Saturday. Among those in attendance were parents, teenagers and middle school students from the South County area.

Spring tour of historic school sites in South County planned for April 13

The spring tour of the San Antonio Valley Historical Association is scheduled to feature the sites of historic schools in the Lockwood and Jolon areas on Saturday, April 13.

Community gives feedback to regional police survey

Residents of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City took part in a Regional Police Survey to help the local law enforcement get feedback on the region.

Monterey County supports Dreamers

Monterey County has been declared a ā€œDreamers County,ā€ one of the first counties in the nation to enact a resolution supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which grants a temporary reprieve from deportation for so-called ā€œDreamers,ā€ immigrants who were brought into the country as children by their parents.

FALL BOUTIQUE

Gonzales Lion’s Club hosted its annual Fall Boutique on Oct. 14 at the American Legion Post 81.

Work on Alta Street continues

Pavement work on Alta Street is in full swing, discouraging trucks from using 10th Street with new signs on North Alta for them to take the freeway to Fifth Street.

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Greenfield Police Department

Hit-and-run driver arrested after striking two Greenfield students walking to school

GREENFIELD — A 22-year-old Greenfield man was arrested this week after police say he struck two elementary-aged students with his vehicle and left the...