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The renown Physics Bus, run by the Physics Factory out of Arizona, recently came to South County to pay a visit to the Greenfield Community Science Workshop.

SALINAS — California State University Monterey Bay’s (CSUMB) Salinas Center for Arts and Culture has launched a new exhibition celebrating the college’s student, faculty and staff veterans, active duty service members and military dependents. The free exhibit, “CSUMB Honors Veterans,” opened to the public Nov....

Pastor Robert Mullen of First Southern Baptist Church of Greenfield placed flowers at Oak Park Cemetery in memory of all veterans on Memorial Day, May 28.

Local youth and their families recently got to meet Greenfield Community Science Workshop’s new employee and author Curt Gabrielson to hear about his latest book, “More Tinkering: Kids in the Tropics Learn by Making Stuff,” and partake in hands-on science activities at the Greenfield Library.

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week’s torrential downpour caused major flooding throughout South Monterey County that stalled traffic for hours on Highway 101 and devastated the small town of Chualar, which was left with a messy aftermath. National Weather Service issued a significant weather advisory last...

Twenty-four Greenfield High School students helped to set up the Greenfield Easter celebration April 9 with the Greenfield City Partnership non-profit organization.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department recently hosted its fifth annual Operation Blue Santa event, delivering hundreds of donated gifts to local senior citizens, children and families in need this holiday season. Donations from the community were sought over the past several weeks, and on Dec. 23, Greenfield officers were...

Once again living up to its name, the 2019 South County Trashion Show brought more than 20 of the “trashiest” designs straight out of the Old West and onto the runway.

SALINAS — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as public health and regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas Valley. Based on new...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County is being examined as a possible area for the Blue Zones Project (BZP), with a Wine at Five social hour and keynote presentation planned for Feb. 26, followed by a community presentation on Feb. 27 at the Salinas...