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VACCINE CLINIC GONZALES — The City of Gonzales, in conjunction with Gonzales Rx Pharmacy, will offer a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic for youth and students age 12 and older. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the pharmacy, located...

KING CITY — With millions of families throughout the state expected to hit the road to visit friends and family for Thanksgiving this year, King City Police is reminding everyone to always buckle up.  “Regardless of how far you are going for Thanksgiving, it is...

KING CITY — King City High School senior Alan Alcaraz was one of two local teens selected as the 2023 Bank of America Student Leaders in Monterey County, partaking in an eight-week paid summer internship providing first-hand work experience to high school students. As part...

GRAND OPENING SOLEDAD — A grand-opening celebration of Hartnell College’s new Soledad Education Center is planned for Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature an official ribbon-cutting, building tours, family festival and free hot dog-hamburger picnic. The public is...

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...

OUTDOOR PROGRAMS GREENFIELD — A public input meeting to hear ideas about educational and recreational outdoor programs in Greenfield is planned for Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Greenfield Library, 315 El Camino Real. The city is applying for a state grant from the...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield twins Aylin and Alfredo Trujillo were born just 15 minutes apart, but what makes their birth so rare is that it happened on different days, months and years. Aylin Yolanda Trujillo entered the world exactly at midnight on Saturday, Jan. 1, making...

CENTRAL COAST — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 104 that includes providing $17 million of funding for dam safety projects at Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs, which are owned and operated by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. Following the failure of the...

COOKING DEMONSTRATION KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System invites residents to take small steps to lead to big changes as part of National Wellness Month. The King City hospital will host a cooking demo by Chef Brandon Miller on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 12:30...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has been working with donors to help close the funding gap for local students aspiring to attend college, announcing that more than $1.4 million in scholarship awards is available this year. “These dollars represent a recognition...