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SALINAS VALLEY — Students from throughout South Monterey County had a chance to compete in essay writing to earn a scholarship during the Steinbeck Center’s Young Authors Day of Writing. Top middle school students were nominated by their teachers to write an essay about “The Red Pony”...

Nearly 30,000 people attended the 75th annual Salinas Valley Fair in King City to celebrate the milestone anniversary, despite the unseasonably cool weather and scattered rain showers throughout the weekend.

South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) conducted back-to-back fundraisers Dec. 2 to conclude its 2017 fundraising efforts.

One of Greenfield’s own city officials, Councilmember Yanely Martinez, received the honor of Best Elected Official of the Year by the California Public Library Advocates.

Veteran inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad recently put on a food drive to raise money for the Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County.

GREENFIELD — For the youngest students preparing to enter Greenfield’s elementary schools, registration was more than having their parents filling out paperwork, as the Greenfield Union School District hosted a transitional kindergarten (TK) and kindergarten fair Feb. 19 at Greenfield Memorial Hall. Numerous booths were set up not...

Cesar Chavez Elementary School hosted its annual Veterans Day Assembly last Friday, Nov. 9.

South Monterey County Joint Union High School District welcomed a new member, Irene Garcia, to its board April 17.

MONTEREY COUNTY — There are now 32 residents who have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Monterey County as of Friday, according to the latest report from Monterey County Health Department. Nine of the confirmed cases appear to have been acquired locally through community...

GREENFIELD — City leaders from Greenfield filmed a public service announcement last Friday to communicate information about coronavirus to residents. Mayor Lance Walker read the PSA in English, while Mayor Pro Tem Yanely Martinez delivered it in Spanish. They urged citizens to remain levelheaded and to take reasonable...