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Four young women vied for the crown last Saturday in the 2019 Miss Salinas Valley Fair contest, and when the final judge’s sheet was tallied, Rose Escobar of Spreckles came out on top to represent the organization.

More than $26,000 was raised last Friday during the Fifth Annual Casino Night benefitting Rancho Cielo at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.

SOLEDAD — Community members are being asked by the Soledad-Mission Recreation District to help in getting the city’s pool restored. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-swimming-pool-in-need-of-repairs/

All four South County mayors have joined together on a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to intervene in the decision about where to build the next courthouse for Monterey County.

SOLEDAD — Residents across Soledad celebrated the city’s 100th birthday with multiple community events last week. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-community-celebrates-citys-100th-birthday/

SOLEDAD — Premiere Cinemas in Soledad will be hosting a grand-opening celebration this Saturday, May 21. The celebration will start with welcoming remarks at 10 a.m. from radio personality Matthew Arnett, who will also be the event’s emcee, followed by a few words from Soledad...

Voters in South County will have a slew of local candidates to choose from in the upcoming Nov. 6 Statewide General Election for numerous city councils, school boards and other special district governing bodies in the area.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department reported the county’s first death of a resident due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday. According to county health officials, the adult was hospitalized and had an underlying health condition that “predisposed the individual to having more severe disease.” No other...

After at least six years of stalling, construction for the Yanks Air Museum has restarted in Greenfield.

MONTEREY COUNTY — A community workshop was held last Friday in Salinas to consider options in how to pay for Monterey County’s aging dams and reservoirs, which continue to provide water for drinking and agriculture to the Salinas Valley. Landowners, politicians, legal experts and concerned citizens packed the...