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MONTHLY LUNCHEON KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, May 7, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. The guest speaker will be Jason Anderson, Republican candidate for Congress...

TREE REMOVAL GONZALES — City of Gonzales has begun the process of removing trees that are located off Fifth Street and Gabilan Court, where the future Community Center Complex will be. The contractor will use the parking lot during their work, which started Nov. 1...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Roadway improvement projects for several Monterey County intersections within unincorporated Carmel, South County, North County and rural areas of Salinas began Monday, with an anticipated completion date of Feb. 11. Improvements will include installation of new stop line and stop legend markings...

KING CITY — Acting Capt. Rory Lakind and Officer Daisy Gurley were introduced to the community as new law enforcement personnel serving King City Police Department during a Peace Officer Oath on March 29. The live-streamed event was a way to introduce the two to...

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey is providing assistance to the County of San Benito after a recent fire affected their administrative offices, resulting in the loss of essential office furniture and supplies. On Sept. 8, Hollister firefighters responded to a fire in the vicinity...

Ruby Silva of King City and Tricia Smith of Soledad were named to the summer 2021 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 and above are named to the President’s List. Teah...

KING CITY — Monterey County Dance Foundation will host “A Toast to Dance” this Saturday at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City, celebrating the return of performing arts after the long pandemic shutdown of in-person learning and performances. Proceeds from the July 31 event...

CENTRAL COAST — The Tri-County Arts Councils, representing Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, have taken their next step in addressing the urgent shortage of arts educators in the Central Coast region. Launched earlier this year, the Pathways for Arts Educators – A Regional...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Hospitals in Monterey County have implemented new restrictions on visitors to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 to staff and patients. Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 11, all visitors to area hospitals will be required to show either proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or proof...