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OPEN HOUSE SALINAS — Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley will be celebrating its one-year anniversary at its new location with an Open House Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 18. The event, from 5 to 7 p.m., will take place at 534 Abbott St. in...

KING CITY — California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit last week against the developer of King City’s troubled Project Homekey motel conversion, and the City of King is named as a defendant. The project at a former Days Inn near the Highway 101...

KING CITY — Alliance on Aging has announced the much-anticipated Trashion Show in King City, a pioneering event to redefine waste through innovation and creativity. Scheduled for Feb. 22, 2024, this remarkable exhibition brings together artists, environmentalists and community members to showcase innovative ways of...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has awarded $109,000 in Arts and Cultural Impact Grants to 22 local arts organizations and nonprofit organizations with art programs, thanks to funding from the County of Monterey and its Board of Supervisors.  This is the...

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System in King City has announced Noah Hawthorne, M.D., as chief medical officer. The chief medical officer oversees medical staff, physician recruitment and system-wide provision of quality care, bringing a clinical perspective to the administrative strategy and mission of...

Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated 2024 officers recently took the oath of office. Bunny Hacker of California Federation of Republican Women installed the officers: Jeane Errea-Mills, treasurer; Sharon Hornlein, 2nd vice president; Kaeda Barrios, 1st vice president; and Kathy Forgnone, president. The office...

SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY — In early December, an aluminum boat and trailer were reported stolen from Lake San Antonio in southern Monterey County. Monterey County Park Rangers located video footage of a grey Toyota truck leaving with the stolen vessel and trailer. On Dec. 26, a...

ENGLISH COURSE KING CITY — Monterey County Free Libraries is offering an eight-week long English as a Second Language (ESL) course at the King City branch for adult learners. This is a “basics” English class with short readings, dictation, conversation and similar activities. The course...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, has topped $220,000 total granted in November, awarding $31,160 to 13 nonprofit organizations serving southern Monterey County communities. Grant focus areas include education, senior services and community...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the region’s lettuce crop in recent years. Officials are urging residents who notice...