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Covid and flu vaccine clinics begin this weekend in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Health Department is partnering with local organizations to provide no-cost flu vaccination clinics at community-based locations throughout the county again this year. ā€œGetting vaccinated is the single best step you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones against...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 19, 2021

TAX PREP MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” United Way Monterey County has launched its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance service, offering free tax preparation services through Tax Day, April 15. UWMC and IRS-trained VITA volunteers will provide this service in English and Spanish for anyone who earned less...

Food Bank distribution in King City seeks additional volunteers

KING CITY ā€” Food Bank for Monterey Countyā€™s food distribution program in King City takes place at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds the first Wednesday of every month.  To help ensure the program continues, the City of King is in need of eight to 10 volunteers...

Young authors from South Monterey County compete in Steinbeck essay contest

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Students from throughout South Monterey County had a chance to compete in essay writing to earn a scholarship during the Steinbeck Centerā€™s Young Authors Day of Writing. Top middle school students were nominated by their teachers to write an essay about ā€œThe Red Ponyā€...

King City police in search of electric scooterā€™s owner

KING CITY ā€” Officers from the King City Police Department responded to the 300 block of Forden Drive for a report of found property on March 1 at about 4:37 p.m. There, officers located an electric scooter and a walking cane in the bushes.  The scooter...

Remembering 9/11: King City pays tribute to victims on 20th anniversary

KING CITY ā€” Hundreds of American flags were planted on the lawn at King City High School, which hosted 9/11 remembrance events last Friday for students and faculty. According to Principal Michael Gray, there were 3,000 flags representing the victims of the terrorist attacks,...

Salinas Valley News Tidbits | June 14, 2020

BOOK RETURNS KING CITY ā€” King City Libraryā€™s book drop is unlocked. Librarian Robin Cauntay made the announcement last week on Facebook, thanking the community for their ā€œpatience and library loyalty.ā€ While patrons are not able to go inside the building, they are able to...

King City student among college art scholarship recipients

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” The Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has awarded five $2,500 scholarships to high school seniors to support their higher educational goals.  Recipients of the scholarship are Daisy Swanson (York School), Joshua Cho (Pacific Grove High School), Isabella Jolie Apodaca (King City...

Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Aug. 21, 2020

FREE PET FOOD GREENFIELD ā€” The SPCA of Monterey County will host a free pet food bank on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Patriot Park, 1351 Oak Ave. in Greenfield. SPCA has already given out more than 43,000 pounds of pet...

Vaccinated people can get Covid, but itā€™s most likely very rare

More than two months after he was fully vaccinated against COVID, a doctor in New York woke up with a headache and a dull, heavy feeling of fatigue. A fever and chills soon followed, and his senses of taste and smell began to fade. This,...
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