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KING CITY — Severe winter storms have resulted in road closures, evacuation orders and water rescues over the past week due to major flooding throughout the South Monterey County region, with possibly more rain to come this weekend. The latest storm, an atmospheric river, followed...

CENTRAL COAST — A collective group of arts agencies from the Central Coast region has been awarded a competitive $4.75 million grant to support the health, safety and resiliency of local communities through the arts. The grant program, California Creative Corps, was developed by the...

TRUTH ACT SALINAS — Monterey County Board of Supervisors will hold a TRUTH Act presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 1:30 p.m. in its Chambers at 168 W. Alisal St. in Salinas. The presentation is required under California’s TRUTH Act when local law enforcement has...

KING CITY — City of King has announced that it will reopen City Hall to the public on Monday, June 15. In order to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, however, the public is encouraged to conduct business by phone or e-mail whenever possible. Anyone needing...

KING CITY — Members of Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated collected items for servicemen and women serving overseas at their June 7 meeting. The club partnered with Operation: Care and Comfort, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization, for the outreach project. Participating members included Claudia Wollesen;...

BEAUTIFICATION BBQ KING CITY — The public is invited to the annual Beautification Week Hamburger BBQ at San Lorenzo Park in King City on Wednesday, June 12, hosted by the King City Chamber of Commerce and King City Rotary Club. The event is free thanks...

STAGE MASTER SALINAS — Properties master Patrick Musni will go over his experiences today, March 31, at 6 p.m. as part of the Western Stage’s Online Alumni Symposium. Musni is a union stagehand from San Francisco and a member in good standing of Local 16...

SPOOK FEST VOLUNTEERS SOLEDAD — Volunteers and donations are needed for the fourth annual Front Street’s Spook Fest, which is set for Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cesar Chavez Park. The following list of volunteer opportunities and items are still needed:...

KING CITY — Muscle & Fitness HERS Magazine is holding a competition that invites female fitness lovers to vie for a chance to become the magazine’s 2023 Ms. Health and Fitness.  The winner will be featured on the cover and win $20,000. Dr. Nesreen Khraisha works...