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KING CITY — Community members gathered last Saturday for a “Toast of the Town” awards dinner to honor King City’s top contributors. The Aug. 6 event, hosted by King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, paid tribute to 2021 Citizens...

JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett recently conducted a groundbreaking ceremony to build a $21.6 million electrical microgrid, which will make it the first Army installation to achieve Net Zero for critical operations. That means it will be capable of generating and distributing electricity for 14...

Assemblymember Anna Caballero has officially opened office hours at the Soledad Fire Department Office on Monterey Street.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County residents can apply for financial help to cover funeral expenses through FEMA’s Covid-19 Funeral Assistance Program, which began accepting applications Monday. As of April 14, Monterey County has lost 348 residents to Covid-19. “For those families who have lost a loved...

GREENFIELD — Dr. Joshua Deutsch, a physician with Mee Memorial Healthcare System, recently spoke to students at Greenfield High School to encourage them to get the Covid-19 vaccination. Deutsch, who has shared his experiences of first-hand patient interaction in King City and Greenfield with Monterey...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will host the annual Poetry Out Loud (POL), a national recitation competition for local high school students, on Saturday, Feb. 3. The 2024 POL competition will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the CSUMB...

JOLON — The Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) 80th TASS Training Center (TTC) partners with the Paso Robles Recruiting Station for the “Join the Army for a Day” program to provide potential recruits a chance to visit a military installation, speak with soldiers and ask...