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KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted its annual awards dinner on Sept. 4 and recognized Citizen of the Year Steve Adams, Business of the Year Aera Energy and Friend of the Community Dawn Owens.  A crowd of hundreds gathered inside...

SALINAS VALLEY — Fourth of July festivities have been canceled throughout South Monterey County, with years of tradition being quelled by health concerns with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In past years, Gonzales would host a 5K race in the morning, followed by a parade and...

VACCINE CLINIC SOLEDAD — VNA Community Services and the VIDA Project will be hosting a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic at the Soledad McDonald’s, 1215 S. Front St., on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vaccinations are available for ages 2 and up....

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Pops! orchestra is gearing up to spread holiday cheer with two free concerts that the whole family can enjoy this weekend. The performances are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Hartnell College’s Western Stage in Salinas, and...

LISTENING SESSION SOLEDAD — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 office will be hosting a community listening session on Wednesday, July 2, in Soledad. The session will take place at 6 p.m. at Hartnell College’s Soledad Education Center, Community Room, 1505 Metz...

PET ADOPTION EVENT MONTEREY COUNTY — Give a pet a loving home for the holidays during SPCA Monterey County’s Home for the Holidays Adoption Event this weekend, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. During the event, the adoption fee will be waived on all adoptable pets...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In light of recent reports of pets being abandoned during challenging times, both Hitchcock Road Animal Services and SPCA Monterey County are joining messages to remind all pet owners that dumping or abandoning animals is both illegal and inhumane. California law explicitly...

SAN LUCAS — Spectrum recently launched its internet, mobile, TV and voice services to nearly 100 homes and small businesses in the community of San Lucas in South Monterey County. Earlier this year, the company also introduced services to more than 170 homes and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has approved the placement of a measure on the November 2024 ballot to increase the sales tax in Monterey County’s unincorporated areas by 1%. If approved by voters in the unincorporated areas of the County, the measure...

MONTEREY COUNTY — A new wildfire, named the Coleman Fire, broke out Sunday afternoon adjacent to the Dolan Fire on the Los Padres National Forest and Fort Hunter Liggett army base, west of King City. As of Monday, the fire has grown to an estimated...