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FREE MASKS GREENFIELD — Greenfield Cultural Arts Center will host a free paper face-mask giveaway on Thursday, June 11, for residents of Greenfield. Masks will be distributed at Patriot Park from 4 to 6:30 p.m. SENIOR SENDOFF KING CITY — A Class of 2020 Caravan is planned...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County added 3,304 confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the highest number of coronavirus cases reported in a single day so far. The massive increase, however, is being attributed to a backlog of cases. "Today's Covid-19 data refresh shows the highest single...

SALINAS — Old Town Throw Down, a barbecue fundraiser for the 2021 Monterey County Veteran’s Day Parade, raised an estimated $5,000 for the event last Saturday and had an attendance of about 5,000 guests. Pork rib tickets sold out within the first hour of the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Sonia De La Rosa has been appointed as Monterey County’s new County Administrative Officer, announced the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 13. De La Rosa, an experienced public administrative leader, will succeed outgoing CAO Charles McKee, who is retiring at...

SAN ARDO — Monterey County Cattlewomen and Cattlemen’s Association announced the 2023 Scholarship Recipients are Jesse Ledezma, Sage Flores and Carly Vorwerck, who were honored May 23 at the association’s annual Scholarship Dinner in San Ardo. According to Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez, who was...

ADOPTION EVENT SALINAS — Hitchcock Road Animal Services presents Dog August Nights, an adoption event, on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 4 to 8 p.m. at 1270 Natividad Road in Salinas. There will be music, food trucks, photo-ops, face painting and more, along with dog adoptions,...

KING CITY — With financial impacts of Covid-19 felt by California Water Service (Cal Water) customers well past the height of the pandemic, Cal Water applied for and has received more than $83 million through the California Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program...

DRUG DISPOSAL GONZALES — Sun Street Centers and Gonzales Police Department will be hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30. Residents can eliminate prescription drug abuse by turning in expired or unused prescription drugs — with no questions asked — from...

KING CITY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) has recognized three South Monterey County school employees, including two from King City, for their outstanding teaching skills. Tiffany Lewis and Milton Hambly, both teachers in the King City Union School District, and Araceli Godinez, instructional...