Construction crews worked this past week to tear down three barns to the north of Yanks RV Resort Museum.

Only a handful of residents turned out for the City of Greenfield’s “Listening Session” last Wednesday to share their input on a new police chief, but City Manager Jaime Fontes was still able to walk away with a few suggestions that will help him prepare a job description for the position.

Three new police officers will join the ranks of the Greenfield Police Department during an induction ceremony set for later today, Sept. 6.

A pair of immigrant information sessions are scheduled for Saturday in Greenfield and King City with officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services who will be available to answer general immigration questions from the community.

A three-day heat wave took over much of California just in time for Labor Day weekend, and the National Weather Service announced an excessive heat advisory warning for Monterey County and the San Francisco Bay Area. To combat the heat and protect residents, South County cities set up cooling centers and stations.

A new service in Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties allows people to contact 911 centers via text message.

Gonzales High School FFA Chapter President and Monterey Bay Sectional Reporter Samantha Santos, who was selected as the Monterey County Fair’s 2017 Heritage Scholarship winner, auctioned off two hogs Sept. 2 at the fair, one of which — the heritage hog — sold for more than $33,000.

California State Water Board staff set up a booth last Sunday at Patriot Park in Greenfield to sign up South County residents who qualify for free bottled drinking water if they have private domestic wells with high nitrate levels.

Pinnacles National Park proposes to increase entrance fees in 2018 in order to fund services and maintenance that will directly benefit park visitors.

Two more arrests were made last week in connection with the Aug. 9 rape of a 14-year-old girl who was left unconscious on a sidewalk in Greenfield.