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KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has announced Valeria Beltran, a junior at Gonzales High School, as the recipient of the 2025 Heritage Foundation Scholarship. As this year’s winner, Beltran will raise the official Heritage Animal, a hog she has named “Zero,” and...

GREENFIELD — Area elected officials are urging South Monterey County residents to get tested for Covid-19 at the Greenfield location, noting that if the site isn’t used more frequently, it might be shifted to another city by the state. “Go get tested for the Covid-19...

SAN ARDO — San Ardo residents need a place to learn, connect and gather, and that dream is getting one step closer to reality at the Scout House, thanks to a grant from Aera Energy to the nonprofit Central Coast Rural Communities Foundation (CCRCF). Aera,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey is grappling with a projected $39.7 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, driven by rising labor and operational costs, the ongoing impacts of multiple natural disasters and a notable reduction in one-time and federal funding. Financial forecasts...

SCHOOL WALK GONZALES — Monterey County Health Department will be hosting Walk to School Day on Tuesdays, Aug. 16 and 23, at 7 a.m. en route to La Gloria Elementary School in Gonzales. Students and their families can meet at the starting location of Santa...

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...

KING CITY — King City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating those responsible for a shooting at a local residence on Sunday. At about 1:03 a.m. on July 18, police received multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding shots that were heard in the...

KING CITY — Esmeralda Zamora with Reiss Design Studio of San Luis Obispo will be one of the speakers Wednesday, June 15, at the King City Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club joint noon-time gathering in support of Beautification Week. Zamora’s talk is titled, “The...

KING CITY — Lauren Peterson, an agricultural teacher at King City High School, has been recognized as a finalist for the 2022-23 Ag Educator of the Year honor through Nationwide’s Golden Owl Award. California FFA, California Farm Bureau and Nationwide made the announcement on Feb....

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair announced in a YouTube video the selection and crowning of Ashley Rosilez of Templeton as 2020 Miss Salinas Valley Fair. Rosilez was crowned by her sisters at their home over a recorded Zoom meeting while the panel of judges...