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April 18, 2025

FIRE SAFETY

Members of the community came out to support the Gonzales Fire Department during its first Open House at the station on March 10.

Heritage hog sells for $119K

This year’s Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Animal, a 255-pound hog raised by Alexandria Burgess of Hilltown 4-H Club, was sold for $470 per pound, bringing in roughly $119,850 for the Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation during last Saturday’s Junior Livestock Auction at the fairgrounds in King City.

City makes ā€˜Wise’ choice for chief

It’s official: Keith Wise is the new police chief of Gonzales, a decision made by the city after seeing him in action over the past year.

Dedication of new memorial this Monday

As part of the local American Legion’s Memorial Day services, Post 81 will host a dedication ceremony for the new Memorial Wall in the Gonzales Cemetery on Monday, May 29, at 9 a.m.

Holiday decorating contest this weekend

Gonzales Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Holiday Decorating Contest this weekend.

DAY OF THE CHILD

Children from the Gonzales community and beyond celebrated the Dia Del Nino (Day of the Child) at Central Park in Gonzales on Sunday.

New California law puts charge in lead-acid battery sales

Beginning April 1, sales of lead-acid batteries are now subject to two $1 fees.

Assemblymember Caballero opens satellite office in Soledad

Assemblymember Anna Caballero has officially opened office hours at the Soledad Fire Department Office on Monterey Street.

Longtime South County doctor awarded France’s highest medal

In a ceremony Feb. 12 at the French Consulate in San Francisco, Dr. Duane Hyde — a longtime resident and family doctor of King City — was recognized for his service in World War II with the Legion of Honor medal, France’s highest order of merit for military and civil awards.

Library event digs into DNA history

Fifteen years ago on April 25 the Human Genome Project was completed. To commemorate that achievement, ARCpoint Labs of Monterey Bay Director Spenser Smith visited the Monterey County Free Libraries Gonzales Branch last Wednesday to celebrate National DNA Day.

Local News

Law judge court

Jury convicts Bay Area man for 2023 crime spree involving shooting,...

GONZALES — On March 14, a jury found Tele Matangi, 37, of Pittsburg, guilty of multiple charges arising from a daylong crime spree in...