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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 — 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...

MOVIE NIGHT KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum will host an Outdoor Movie Night on Saturday, July 1, at 8:30 p.m. The movie “Grease” will be shown outside the main Museum barn at San Lorenzo Park in King City. Concessions and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Rancho Cielo’s annual Veggie Box and BBQ Fundraiser took place Aug. 8-11 on the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus in Salinas. The fundraiser was the biggest success to date, with more than 14,000 boxes sold, 300 volunteers packing boxes and over 2,000 barbecued...

PROPERTY TAX KING CITY — Monterey County Treasurer-Tax Collector has notified the City of King that it will no longer be collecting property tax payments at the City Hall. This year residents will need to mail in payments directly to Monterey County Tax Collector or...

KING CITY — Spring is here and it’s time for some fun — that’s what is in store at the Salinas Valley Fair’s annual Kickoff Dinner, Dance and Auction on Saturday, April 20, in the Orradre building. “Our Fair theme this year is ‘Golden Hills...

TRUTH HEARING MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors will host a special Truth Act hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 10:30 a.m. inside its Chambers, 168 W. Alisal St., in Salinas. As required by law, the governing body of any county or city...

GRAND OPENING SOLEDAD — Grocery Outlet in Soledad will have a grand-opening celebration on Thursday, March 2, beginning at 7 a.m. The new grocery store, locally owned and operated by Zeke and Crystal Reyes, is located at 401 Nestles Road. A ribbon-cutting and donation ceremony...

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 are available this year. “These dollars represent a recognition...

TRAFFIC CONTROL GONZALES — City of Gonzales is temporarily suspending its traffic control efforts through March 24, with plans to resume on March 27. According to the City, earlier this month there were some “close calls” that threatened its personnel’s safety. “Although crew-facilitated traffic control...