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KING CITY — When King City High School senior athlete Elijah Clavijo received the offer to play at Willamette University, he always thought it would be for baseball, but instead it turned out to be for football. “I never thought I would play football in...

KING CITY — City of King’s Downtown Streetscape Project was among this year’s winners of the 22nd Annual Transportation Excellence Awards, presented by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC). “It is great that our city was recognized by TAMC for our Downtown Streetscape Project,”...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Central Coast VNA and Hospice has received a $160,000 grant from Hospice Giving Foundation to support local programs that strengthen and improve hospice and palliative care and other end-of-life care services for children and adults in Monterey County. The funding will underwrite a portion of VNA Hospice...

KING CITY — California Water Service’s King City District donated more than $37,000 to local community organizations in 2020 as part of its ongoing commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities it serves. The contributions went to organizations that provide assistance for...

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County’s first marijuana dispensary has opened for business in Greenfield, selling recreational cannabis products in the area. Higher Level, a locally owned cannabis retailer with operations in Seaside and Hollister, opened its third location in Greenfield earlier this month. A grand...

FREEZER RETURN KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System announced June 28 that it returned the freezer on loan from the Monterey Bay Aquarium since March. The freezer stored more than 22,000 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City. The freezer...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Coastal will continue its small business disaster microloan program and even expand the offerings to larger loans to help during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced CEO Lee Takikawa during a county press conference Aug. 14. “The county has just received notification...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is showing its support for the people of Ukraine, displaying the eastern European country’s flag inside the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers in Salinas after hosting a special ceremony earlier this month. The county spent time during the supervisors’ meeting on...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly 100 runners and walkers kicked off the Fourth of July by hitting the streets of Gonzales for the seventh annual Orange and Black 5K. The event was the first 5K to take place in the tri-county area since Covid-19 restrictions have...

CHUALAR — Caltrans and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) are hosting public meetings to learn more about the US 101 South of Salinas Corridor Improvement Project and South of Salinas Access Management Project. These meetings will provide information on near-term safety improvements and...