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KING CITY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) announced the top educators in Monterey County in June, and among those honored was Desiree Baltazar, who was named the 2022 Middle School Teacher of the Year. Baltazar teaches sixth grade language arts, social sciences and...

BIG SUR — Before the summer break, eighth-grade students from San Ardo and San Antonio schools returned to share with classmates their experience on a multi-day outing geared to preserving key habitat in Big Sur State Park. The South Monterey County students joined California State...

COMMUNITY WALK KING CITY — The City of King’s new weekly walk/bike/run event, in conjunction with the Blue Zones Project, continues every Wednesday at 6 p.m. through October 25. The community is invited to join for a fun and leisurely 30-minute walk through downtown beginning...

KING CITY — Monterey Bay Aquarium has loaned a freezer capable of reaching sub-zero temperatures to Mee Memorial Healthcare System in an effort to help the South Monterey County hospital administer Covid-19 vaccines in the area. “While vaccines remain in short supply in Monterey County,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — California voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for various state and county offices as well as local measures in the June 7 primary election, the results of which are continuing to be counted. Monterey County Elections Department announced Friday that...

PAICINES — Pinnacles National Park has begun to increase recreational access to the park, allowing for bike and foot traffic only as parking areas remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The National Park Service is using a phased approach to increase access on a...

PAICINES — Pinnacles National Park has announced additional modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state authorities to promote social distancing.  As of March 20, in compliance with CDC guidelines and statewide...

KING CITY — King City Police Department conducted a Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation on Thursday at various intersections throughout the city in recognition of September as Pedestrian Safety Month. During the Sept. 22 operation, KCPD deployed a pedestrian decoy 144 times crossing the street. On...

Assemblymember Anna Caballero has officially opened office hours at the Soledad Fire Department Office on Monterey Street.

SAN ARDO — Students at San Ardo School have spent the past year cultivating friendships with Aera Energy employees that they’ve never met in person. As pen pals, correspondence has not been through text, social media or even email — they’ve only exchanged handwritten...