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SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education’s Migrant Education Program Region 16 provided toys for children and warm blankets for their families last week at school sites in Gonzales, Soledad, Chualar, King City, San Lucas and San Ardo. “This is our 10th toy giveaway,”...

CLASS REUNION TICKETS GONZALES — The final day to purchase tickets for the Gonzales High School 50th Class Reunion (Classes 1972-78) is Aug. 28. The joint class reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 11 p.m. at the Salinas Elks Lodge, 614...

IMPACT CENTER SALINAS — United Way Monterey County, the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce are having a ribbon-cutting ceremony for UWMC’s Community Impact Center in the Salinas City Center on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m....

SALINAS VALLEY — More than 200 community members attended last month’s Overdose Awareness Symposium 2022, hosted by Sun Street Centers to bring attention to the uptick in drug-related overdoses. Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez was master of ceremonies for the countywide event, held Aug. 31...

LOCKWOOD — In October, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a sexual assault that had occurred in South Monterey County.  Further investigation and an interview with the victim revealed Michael David Paulsen, 60, of Lockwood, had sexually molested the victim when she...

SALINAS VALLEY — First Tee Monterey County has received a multi-year grant from Bank of America that will help expand its youth development programs into Greenfield, King City and additional Monterey Peninsula communities. Salinas-based First Tee was recently named the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for...

KING CITY — Twenty-year-old Happy Chappy miniature roses were temporarily removed from the King City High School campus last week to make way for a new electronic sign being installed along Broadway. The roses were planted in memory of long-time music instructor Leon Olson. The...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective July 1, Monterey County Environmental Health permit fees will increase by 6%.     The Environmental Health Bureau provides regulatory compliance, enforcement, education and prevention for the Consumer Health Protection, Solid Waste, Drinking Water Protection, Environmental Health Review, Recycling and Resource Recovery, Healthy...

TROOP DONATIONS KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will be collecting items to be sent to servicemen and women serving overseas on June 4. Anyone who would like to participate in this ongoing project can drop off items for the troops at...

SAN LUCAS — When the Covid-19 pandemic closed school campuses for the remainder of the academic year, San Lucas School Principal and District Superintendent Jessica Riley was disappointed her students wouldn’t have an opportunity to see its new 3D printer in action.  Donated by oil...