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SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley high school seniors who plan to attend Hartnell College are encouraged to sign up by April 11 to attend Panther Prep Days on April 29-30 and receive priority registration. During Panther Prep Day events — on April 29 at Hartnell’s...

JOB FAIR KING CITY — Monterey County Office of Education will be partnering with King City Union School District to host a Paraeducator Job Fair on Thursday, April 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Boardroom of the district...

KING CITY — City of King has been awarded $50,000 through T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants program to go toward the cost of renovating and remodeling a downtown building that will serve as a future visitor center and local history museum. King City was one of 25...

KING CITY — A Caltrans pavement rehabilitation construction project along Highway 101 near King City will require a four-week closure of the northbound First Street onramp and the northbound Canal Street offramp. The ramp closures will be in place from Monday, April 4, until Monday,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department’s Covid-19 Stipend Program has ended as of March 31, the decision of which came as vaccine rates increase and the number of new cases has decreased. The Stipend Program started in December 2020 with the aim of helping...

LUNCHEON MEETING KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will be hosting its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, April 5, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. The guest speakers will be Vicki Nohrden, candidate for Assembly...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a reckless driver possibly hitting a curb around noon on April 2 on King Street, between Willow and Sandringham streets. Officers noticed fresh tire friction marks at the intersection, vehicle debris in the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In order to support small businesses facing financial impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Monterey County Workforce Development Board, in partnership with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, has established the Covid-19 Microbusiness Grant fund. The fund will provide grants to eligible...

KING CITY — King City’s Accelerated Access Rail Platform and Multi-Modal Transit Center has received a significant first step in funding after the California Transportation Commission approved to reserve $7.5 million from the Interregional Improvement Program for the project on March 16. “This is amazing,”...

FAMILY FUN GREENFIELD — Family Fun Festival, a free celebration of active and healthy living, is planned for Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Oak Avenue Elementary School, 1239 Oak Ave., in Greenfield. Youth and their parents or guardians are encouraged...