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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...

¿Dónde están? River Fire Este incendio comenzó justo al sur de Salinas en el área de River Road y Pine Canyon Road. Desde entonces se ha extendido hacia el sur por el Valle de Salinas paralelo a River Road. También ha avanzado poco a poco hacia...

KING CITY — Robert Cullen, Farmers Insurance and Financial Services Agency owner in King City, has qualified for Top of the Table, the gold standard of Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) membership and the internationally recognized benchmark of professionalism in financial services. An exclusive global...

KING CITY — King City in Bloom has partnered with Sun Street Centers in order to continue beautification of the town with volunteers from both groups completing planting and weeding projects. King City in Bloom had taken a break from maintenance and projects due to...

SALINAS VALLEY — Several dozen community members gathered for a news conference at the County Government Center in Salinas last Tuesday to release a new study that found that pregnant women in Monterey County are more likely to be exposed to far higher levels...

EDUCATIONAL KITS MONTEREY COUNTY — Transportation Agency for Monterey County unveiled its “Play To Learn Kits” for families on Feb. 24. Funded primarily by the Measure X Safe Routes to School program, the kits were developed in partnership with MY Museum, Cal State Monterey Bay...

KING CITY — Five dance students from South Monterey County have been accepted into prestigious professional dance schools this summer. Janette Harkness, artistic director of Monterey County Dance Theatre in King City, congratulated her students — Chloe Arriaga, Anahi Cervantes, Sara Godinez, Alicia Quintana and...

(California Today) How fast is the coronavirus spreading in California? 1. A considerable spike in new cases over the holiday weekend — nearly a quarter million — was reported by the state health department Tuesday, with an average of nearly 59,000 cases a day recorded from New Year’s...

SALINAS VALLEY — On Jan. 2, Greenfield City Councilmember Yaneli Martinez delivered 90 stuffed animals to seniors at Greenfield’s Magnolia Place Apartments, and some were also given to children from their community.  “Thank you for trusting me with this amazing opportunity! All the seniors couldn’t...