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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.

Mee Memorial Healthcare System will lay off dozens of employees next month in an effort to “reduce financial vulnerabilities and keep essential services in the community,” health officials announced last Friday.

GREENFIELD — Grocery stores across South Monterey County are changing their hours, and Rancho San Miguel in Greenfield is among them. Rancho was among the first in the Salinas Valley to offer a “senior hour” to better meet the needs of the most vulnerable population during the...

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.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released preliminary results from its new five-star rating system for Nursing Home Facilities, and has given Mee Memorial Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Unit unit a five-star rating.

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...

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 — A 22-year-old resident from Soledad has been arrested in connection with a 2018 shooting that killed a Greenfield man. On Feb. 20, 2018, 32-year-old Joseph Suniga was shot and killed while riding his bicycle in the 700 block of Apple Avenue in Greenfield....

GREENFIELD — The Circle of Friends club at Greenfield High School hosted its second annual art show on Feb. 7, displaying student and community art that was for sale and up for auction. Not only did they collect funds for their club to help students on campus,...

SALINAS VALLEY — Alliance on Aging hosted the fifth annual South County Trashion Show at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City last Thursday, which coincided with the organization’s 50th anniversary year. The theme for the Feb. 20 fundraiser was Mardi Gras, and dress designers were directed...