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SALINAS VALLEY — Little League teams from South Monterey County are participating in the California District 2024 All-Star Tournaments that began last weekend. Baseball games from the ages of 7-9, 8-10, 9-11 and 11-12 are going on all over Monterey County. In the 11-12 division, Soledad...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school football teams will start the seven-on-seven football summer series this Wednesday at 5 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium in King City. Gonzales, Greenfield, Soledad and King City high schools have already been busy with seven-on-seven football and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey’s Emergency Communications Department (ECD) operates the countywide consolidated emergency communications system for emergency and non-emergency call answering, as well as dispatch services for a majority of Monterey County. Recently, ECD has implemented new tools for reporting non-emergency information,...

KING CITY — King City’s Beautification Week is just around the corner, and residents and businesses are urged to pick a project to beautify the town. Beautification Week 2024 will run from June 21-30 under the sponsorship of the King City Chamber of Commerce and...

JOLON — The Fort Hunter Liggett community came together last Friday to celebrate the Army’s 249th birthday with an early morning run and a special meal.  As the sun rose over Sulphur Springs, Lt. Col. Amorris Conley delivered opening remarks and Chaplain Guy Crubaugh offered...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) bus driver Susana Rodriguez and her passenger/husband Isaac Godinez, who is also a bus driver for MCOE, were en route from Salinas to Soledad on a routine mail run May 22 when they came across...

KING CITY — Boxers from the King City and San Ardo Boxing Clubs will be competing for a week at the National Jr. Olympic Boxing Tournament that will be held June 22-29 in Wichita, Kan. “We have been preparing for some time now for this...

Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated members and guests collected items to be sent to military men and women serving overseas, as part of Operation: Care and Comfort’s care package program. The group also collected $986 for postage expense. In attendance were: Kathy Forgnone,...

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of “27 critical access hospitals to know in 2024.” The list includes critical access hospitals across the United States, describing them as: “Vital components of the overall healthcare delivery...

SALINAS — A bat found on June 7 near Portola Drive and Anza Drive in the Toro Park area of unincorporated Monterey County has tested positive for the rabies virus. Hitchcock Road Animal Services has investigated this incident and determined that there was no exposure to...