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SALINAS — Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted to censure Sheriff Steve Bernal during its May 25 meeting for alleged inappropriate expenditures, use of resources and deputy labor. The county agenda documents call for the censure “for failure to faithfully perform his duties by allowing...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The 2022 Monterey County Fair Junior Livestock Auction is being dedicated to Taylor Farms, the Salinas-based grower and packager of fresh produce that has supported the Fair’s 4-H and FFA exhibitors for more than 20 years by purchasing animals at the...

KING CITY — Fort Hunter Liggett recently conducted the June Quarterly Community Relations Executive Board (CREB) meeting at City Hall in King City. The June 21 meeting began with opening remarks from HHC Commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Layton, greeting distinguished guests and audience members and...

ARTIST EXHIBITION KING CITY — Sol Treasures will host a Meet the Artist event today, March 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. The community can come in to meet and talk to the eight women artists who created images of Monterey County using different mediums....

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED GREENFIELD — Food Bank for Monterey County and the City of Greenfield are asking for help from volunteers to distribute food to local residents. The latest food distribution took place on May 11, and they happen every other Tuesday from 9 to 11...

KING CITY — Jeff Hinderscheid has become the new permanent executive director at Sol Treasures effective March 1, after a decision by the art center’s board. Hinderscheid had been a board member prior to leaving to accept the position. He also had worked as a...

MONTEREY COUNTY — More than 10,742 Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Monterey County, out of the total of 24,150 doses of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines allocated and delivered to the county so far. Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno made the announcement...

As of Thursday, every Californian age 16 and older is officially eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. That doesn’t mean it will be easy for everyone get a shot right away. The vaccine rollout has been chaotic, according to various news reports and hundreds of emails...

DIABETES WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas’ PUEBLO project is hosting a free diabetes workshop that will be held in two sessions for the community of Greenfield. Dr. Abidan Alarcon and Community Health Advocate Florentina Sanchez will present the Triqui and...