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A sounder of wild hogs tore up the fields at San Lorenzo County Park in King City over the weekend, leaving a mess for park employees and volunteers who surveyed the damage Monday morning.

GREENFIELD — Elementary and middle school students in Greenfield are about to finish their first quarter for 2020-21, and Greenfield Union School District intends to review information to adjust school offerings as it prepares to shift to the next quarter while under continued distance...

Hundreds of Soledad students started the 2019-20 school year this week with a brand new pair of shoes, thanks to a grant from My New Red Shoes.

Mee Memorial Healthcare System and Greenfield Rotary Club teamed up to host a Swiss sausage barbecue fundraiser in Greenfield to build awareness and raise support through a grassroots effort.

GREENFIELD — Gregory Allen, a commander and acting chief with the Greenfield Police Department from 2015 to 2017, will rejoin the department as chief of police in September, the city announced Monday. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/gregory-allen-to-rejoin-greenfield-police-department-as-chief-of-police/

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.

After providing 50 years of addiction services in Monterey County, Sun Street Centers is expanding into King City and will celebrate the opening of its newest drug and alcohol treatment facility with a ribbon cutting this Friday.

GREENFIELD — Before heading out on her Make a Wish shopping trip last Friday, Kelly Mata received patches, a helmet and other goodies from Greenfield police and fire departments, which also put on a short parade down her street in Greenfield. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/greenfield-hosts-mini-parade-and-party-for-young-cancer-survivor/

MONTEREY COUNTY — Though there are no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Monterey County currently, the county’s team of public health professionals and medical providers have begun preparations for a potential outbreak. “While there is great public concern about this virus, there...

It was a record year for local oil company Aera Energy’s annual food drive last week, with the equivalent of 16,101 pounds of food donated to the Food Bank for Monterey County.