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SALINAS VALLEY — Dozens of employers from multiple industry sectors are expected to attend the South Monterey County Job Fair at the Soledad Community Center next Wednesday. Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB), the City of Soledad and the Soledad Parks and Recreation District have...

GREENFIELD — SNIP (Spay Neuter Imperative Project) identified a critical need for dog and cat food in South Monterey County and is mobilizing urgent support to address it. On Nov. 22, SNIP will coordinate the collection of a truckload of dog food from Pet Food...

GREENFIELD — Scheid Vineyards hosted an Earth Day tour of its Greenfield location in late April, sharing some of its growing practices in an attempt to make its wine production more environmentally friendly. Founded in 1972, Scheid Vineyards has 3,200 acres with 40 different varieties...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Every year the SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center receives tiny fawns mistakenly kidnapped from their attentive mothers. This is because fawns spend the majority of their time curled up in a ball alone, and may appear to be abandoned when...

MONTEREY COUNTY — It was an extraordinary idea that Monterey’s nonprofit Dan and Lillian King Foundation’s board member, Marc Del Piero, had: How about giving every eighth grader in Monterey County the opportunity to go for free to see the historical musical “Hamilton: An...

KING CITY — King City Police Sgt. Joshue Partida and Detective Daisy Gurley have been awarded the department’s Medal of Commendation for their work in solving the quadruple homicide that occurred earlier this year. “Their hard work, dedication and the countless hours spent on the...

State Water Board bilingual staff, along with Monterey County Public Health, will have a booth to sign up any qualified residents this Sunday for free bottled drinking water if they have domestic wells with high nitrate levels.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective July 1, Monterey County Environmental Health permit fees will increase by 6%.     The Environmental Health Bureau provides regulatory compliance, enforcement, education and prevention for the Consumer Health Protection, Solid Waste, Drinking Water Protection, Environmental Health Review, Recycling and Resource Recovery, Healthy...

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey is providing assistance to the County of San Benito after a recent fire affected their administrative offices, resulting in the loss of essential office furniture and supplies. On Sept. 8, Hollister firefighters responded to a fire in the vicinity...