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It’s been two years since the running of the Salinas Valley Half Marathon, a scenic 13.1-mile run through the vineyards and rich agricultural lands of “Steinbeck country.” The event returns Aug. 5.

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County launched two new testing sites for Covid-19 in Greenfield and Salinas last week, having announced their locations on May 2 in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s directive for California to open 80 more testing sites. The Greenfield community testing site,...

JOLON — Local artist Max Randolph recently installed a custom 12-foot-tall sculpture of a great oak tree in the historic courtyard of Mission San Antonio de Padua. The Mission commissioned Randolph, who runs the art studio Max Randolph Studios in Paso Robles, to build the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Public Works, Facilities and Parks will be posting “DANGER” level warnings at Lake San Antonio North and South Shores due to the recent detection of toxic blue-green algae. The danger level posting will remain in place until additional test...

PARK HALLOWEEN GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield will host a Trick-or-Treat in the Park and costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Patriot Park. Participants must observe rules requiring face masks and social distancing. There, they can pick up a...

CHUALAR VACANCY CHUALAR — There will be a special vacancy election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to elect one member for the Chualar Union School District, Trustee Area 1. The candidate filing period opened July 12, and candidate forms must be completed and submitted by 5...

DONORS NEEDED CENTRAL COAST — The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood in February to help build up the blood supply after thousands of donations went uncollected last month. People of all blood types — especially those with type O negative blood —...

Jason Sanchez of Soledad earned a place on the Fall 2024 Dean’s List in the College of Science at California State University, Stanislaus. This prestigious honor is awarded to students who have demonstrated superior academic performance by maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher...