Local News

After 14 years with the Monterey County Free Libraries, Jayanti Addleman is stepping down from her position as library director.

Local oil company Aera Energy is making the holidays brighter for four San Ardo families, including 15 children ranging in ages from 5 months to 15.

Due to the federal government shutdown and a lapse in federal funding, Pinnacles National Park will temporarily reduce some of its services while the park remains open to visitors.

A new year means South Monterey County residents are making resolutions and goals for 2019, among those making New Year’s resolutions include local city officials, high school students, librarians and others.

Gonzales High School senior Cindy Aguilar-Castaneda has been selected to represent California at the 57th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program, sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for students interested in pursuing careers in public service.

A fifth-grade teacher at Arroyo Seco Academy in Greenfield has been teaching her students to create computer programming code and was recently visited by Google representatives who observed the classroom in action.

A new mayor and two new councilmembers joined the Greenfield City Council after a swearing-in ceremony Dec. 11, during which the outgoing mayor and council were thanked for their service.

One hundred elementary school children in Soledad and 50 in Greenfield are enjoying new shoes this Christmas thanks to the generosity of a Soledad church.

Oak Avenue Elementary School students are looking to their future and recently had the chance to learn about different careers during the school’s annual Career Day visits.

Greenfield Christmas in the Park brought lots of joy and goodies for hundreds of youth and their families last Saturday at the Village Park gazebo.