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COACHELLA, Calif. — The sun-baked desert valley tucked behind the San Jacinto Mountains is best known for an annual music festival that draws 100,000 fans a day and a series of lush, oasis resort towns where well-heeled snowbirds go to golf, sunbathe and party....

FOOD DISTRIBUTION SALINAS VALLEY — Food Bank for Monterey County announced its South Monterey County weekly drive-through food distribution sites and times. Soledad will be on Mondays from 10 to 11 a.m. at 425 Gabilan Drive. Greenfield will be on Tuesdays from 10 to 11...

KING CITY — King City’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration brought community members together once again to honor Mexican culture and tradition. Organized by La Cocina in partnership with Sol Treasures and supported by sponsors including Benitez Security and The Echenique...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Volunteers from Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) and United Way Monterey County teamed up to finish packing 4,500 backpacks with school supplies as part of the annual Stuff the Bus program, which provides basic supplies to students in need throughout...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) has launched the Mee Memorial Healthcare System Student Volunteer Program that will run from this September to May 2022. The participating 25 seniors from Greenfield and King City high schools will receive training...

RENTAL DISCUSSION GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield’s Community Development Planning and Building Division will host a Rental Registration Open Discussion on Thursday, Dec. 14, for a discussion on a potential rental ordinance. It will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. (English) and 6 to...

King City’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration brought the community together on Sunday to pay tribute to Mexican culture and the arts. The Oct. 29 event began with a parade featuring a procession of Catrinas (elegantly dressed skeletons) on Third...

The young string students of Youth Music Monterey County’s South County Strings program will participate in a workshop presented by the regarded Catalyst String Quartet on Friday, April 7.

MONTEREY COUNTY — As Monterey County schools reopen this week, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak has caused some concerns for the overall health and safety of students heading back to the classroom. In a public letter dated Aug. 3, Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss reassured...

SALINAS VALLEY — Local fire agencies issued a smoke advisory Thursday for Salinas Valley due to the Dolan Fire’s increased activity in the Santa Lucia Mountains west of King City. “Wildfire smoke continues to drift into Monterey County from fires as far as 100 miles...