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KING CITY — Interviews from 2021 with Rudy and Joanne Banuelos, long-time residents of King City, are now available on the YouTube channel for the San Antonio Valley Historical Association. The interviews were conducted in August and September 2021, just before the Banueloses moved to...

SALINAS — California Rodeo Salinas is offering two scholarship opportunities in 2022 for local students. California Rodeo Association’s scholarship program, established with Hartnell College, offers $2,500 to $5,000 scholarships to Salinas Valley high school students who are attending or graduating from Hartnell.  Community Foundation for Monterey...

RECREATION WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — A Greenfield Recreation Department workshop has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. City staff will share the department’s work and progress as well as engage in a dialogue to benefit the community. Public comments can be made in...

KING CITY — King City’s Beautification Week kicks off this Saturday, and residents and businesses are urged to pick a project to beautify the town. Beautification Week will run from June 17 to 24 under the sponsorship of the King City Chamber of Commerce and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Ever since a young child, Rose Escobar dreamed of becoming a Rodeo Queen — a best-in-class combination of horsemanship and athletic abilities paired with personal skills of public speaking and knowledge of the heritage of agriculture. That dream came true this year...

DUTCH OVEN BRADLEY — The Dutch Oven 18th Annual Event is set for Saturday, May 13, at the Nacitone Museum, 68901 Jolon Road, in Bradley. Dutch oven demonstrations begin at noon, with dining at 4 p.m. There will also be live music, chuckwagons, blacksmith and...

KING CITY — The County of Monterey has been awarded two significant grants under California’s Encampment Resolution Funding program, allocating more than $11 million to address homelessness in King City and Soledad. “The funding will facilitate crucial efforts to address homelessness in the region and...

KING CITY — Doreen Liberto has been appointed as King City’s full-time community development director effective Jan. 2, 2024. The City of King has been contracting for part-time community development director services for the past 20 years, but the King City Council recently approved the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) is teaming up with the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce, Salinas United Business Association and the Small Business Development Center for a virtual Retail Industry Job Fair on Wednesday, Oct....

KING CITY — A closure of the northbound Highway 101 offramp at Jolon Road, originally scheduled to take place this Thursday, has been postponed. “An update will be provided when a new date for this closure has been confirmed,” Caltrans said in a news release...