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FARMWORKER GRANT GREENFIELD — A Farmworker Resource Center planned for Greenfield recently was approved for $833,000 in state funding. Monterey County Health Department applied for and received the 2022 Farmworker Resource Center Grant, distributed by the California Department of Community Services and Development, made possible...

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...

CITY ROADS DISCUSSION SOLEDAD — City of Soledad will host a community meeting to discuss ideas and get updates on city roads and safety measures on Wednesday, April 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Soledad Community Center, 560 Walker Drive. There will be...

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair is jumping “Back in the Saddle” this week, returning with many of its popular activities following a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. “At long last we are ‘Back in the Saddle’ again,” said Margaret Noroian, president of...

KING CITY — Fans of crab were able to get their serving of the crustaceans at King City Rotary Club’s annual Crab Feed, but rather than sit down at long tables in a community gathering, they drove through the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds to be...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced July 17 that schools located in counties on the state’s Covid-19 watch list would only be able to begin their 2020-21 school year in a virtual setting over computer, also known as distance learning. Monterey County was one...

KING CITY — City of King has completed construction of new solar streetlights along Jayne Street, bringing some much-needed light to the area and improving the overall public safety in the community. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 22 in front of the King City...

WATER PROGRAM FAQ SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) are partnering to improve the collection and storage of regional groundwater data through the Groundwater Monitoring Program (GMP). The GMP includes well registration and...

KING CITY — King City Cemetery, an official Wreaths Across America location, will host a wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m., joining more than 4,500 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day with over 3 million volunteers...

SALINAS VALLEY — All 613 animals sold at Salinas Valley Fair’s first-ever online Junior Livestock Auction last Saturday through Overland Stockyard, with final sales totaling $725,000. “I am so proud of the effort our community made in supporting 4-H and FFA members from Monterey County,...