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SOLEDAD — Covid-19 continues to be an ongoing concern in Monterey County, and Soledad City Council heard updates during its Aug. 19 meeting about combatting the pandemic within the city, not only about testing, but also containing an outbreak inside the city’s nursing facility. FULL...

Soledad Youth Leaders joined the Soledad City Council to discuss what strategies city staff are working on to bring housing, economic development and safety to the city.

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School senior Tawny Hoang earned her spot as Monterey County champion at this year’s Poetry Out Loud competition, held online and hosted by Arts Council for Monterey County. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-student-wins-poetry-out-loud-competition/

Last Tuesday was bittersweet for local Pharmacists Anne Trebino and Jeff Hoogendyk, as Soledad Pharmacy closed its doors for good.

Rose Ferrero students took time to visit with residents of Eden Valley Care Center on Valentine’s Day.

A fire broke out over the weekend near Soledad Correction Training Facility due to high voltage wires in the southeast corner of the facility.

SOLEDAD — The series of Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) workshops for the Soledad Unified School District is underway, with the fourth of seven having taken place on Feb. 13 at Frank Ledesma Elementary School. “The purpose of tonight is to hear from the parents what’s important to...

Fifty residents of the Nielsen Trailer Park marched to Soledad City Hall last week to show their support for the park and their dislike for redeveloping the area.

Front Street is about to get a new stop light at its intersection with East Street, and the ACE Hardware parking lot will be paved in the upgrade.

SOLEDAD — An estimated three-dozen protesters gathered at the front driveway of Salinas Valley State Prison and the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad on Aug. 6, before moving to Monterey County Jail in Salinas that afternoon as part of a statewide effort calling for...