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KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair Board of Directors has voted unanimously to cancel the 76th Annual Salinas Valley Fair scheduled for May 14 to 17 in King City, citing California’s shelter-in-place travel restrictions and health concerns related to the spread of COVID-19. The board’s...

The road to sobriety is not easy, but Steve “Moe” Modena shows that it can be done. Modena, a former King City resident, came to Sun Street Centers in Salinas to “sober up” in 1999.

Gonzales High School senior Cindy Aguilar recently met with Tony Thurmond, the new state superintendent of public instruction, to speak with him about mental health services for high school students.

Sun Street Centers recently celebrated its South County STOMP at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, bringing in more than $125,000 in one night to support the new substance abuse treatment facility in King City.

GREENFIELD — New orders from the state have not modified existing guidance for the operation of in-person instruction at elementary schools, so Greenfield Union School District has continued with small-group instruction since receiving waiver approval in November. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/greenfield-schools-continue-with-in-person-instruction/

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on everything we are thankful for, such as family and friends. In the spirit of the holiday, South County Newspapers asked local students from King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales what they are thankful for this year.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council reviewed and discussed future directions for the city’s marijuana dispensary permits during its regular meeting on Feb. 11. Though the city has previously issued three permits for dispensaries, none have started operations. The city has only seen cultivation and manufacturing operations go through...

King City and Greenfield police departments participated in carrying the Special Olympics Northern California’s “Flame of Hope” through their respective cities last week for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run.

Smoke transported from the massive wildfires currently burning in Northern California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia may degrade air quality in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, possibly causing the concentration of smoke to reach unhealthful levels in some parts of the tri-county air basin.

A Greenfield farmworker is counting his blessings after winning $2 million from a lottery ticket.