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GREENFIELD — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested the driver of a vehicle for transporting over 2.2 pounds of fentanyl after she was stopped for traffic violations. On the morning of Aug. 13, around 1 a.m., a Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic...

MONTHLY LUNCHEON KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. The guest speaker will be Julie DeMaria, president and co-founder of...

BRADLEY — Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks is reminding the community and visitors that warning signs remain posted at Lake San Antonio due to toxic blue-green algae. Early last month, water samples showed lake water contained cyanotoxins, toxins produced by blue-green algae. Follow-up...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Another 201 residents tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Monterey County over the past five days, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to more than 1,000 countywide on Tuesday. According to the latest report from Monterey County Health Department, data...

LIBRARY CLOSURE KING CITY — King City Library will be closed this week for re-carpeting. Monterey County Free Libraries’ Bookmobile and Pop-Up Library will be available across the street at the future site of the local history center on North Vanderhurst Avenue, each day through...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Ballots for the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election have begun mailing as of Oct. 3, and there are a couple of things Monterey County voters should know to get vote ready. Monterey County local voter information guides and state voter information guides...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has approved $250,000 in support for the Food Bank for Monterey County, officials announced Friday. The nonprofit agency has seen the number of people it serves quadruple since the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis hit. “There are many nonprofit agencies...

KING CITY — The congregation of First Baptist Church made last Saturday a special night for Pastor Ken Reese and his wife Patty. While Patty was in on the surprise dinner for the 10th anniversary of Ken’s service to the church as pastor, he was...

KING CITY — The newly resurfaced tennis courts and four newly added pickleball courts at the City Park, next to King City Golf Course, are now open for play. A separate future project to add a pedestrian access ramp to the facility is being planned...

KING CITY — A 26-year-old King City man has been arrested for burglary after breaking into a vehicle in the Safeway parking lot. According to King City Police, at about 6:09 a.m. on Oct. 26, officers responded to a report of a vehicle burglary that...