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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County residents could soon be receiving an invitation to participate in the second wave of CalScope, a study that will help public health professionals better understand how many people in California have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The...

MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County has launched its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) free tax preparation service, which is offered to county residents through Tax Day, April 16. United Way provides VITA tax preparation in English and Spanish for anyone who earned up...

JOB FAIR MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Workforce Development Board is hosting its last virtual job fair of 2021 on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Premier Virtual online event platform. The event is free to both employers and job...

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA KING CITY — Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Educational Exhibit is coming to Marina and King City on May 13 and 14. Sponsored by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated and Wreaths Across America, the mobile unit will be at the Veteran’s Transition...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Temperatures in Monterey County are expected to be very hot today and through the next few days. SPCA Monterey County advises pet owners that high temperatures can be dangerous for pets, especially since pets are not acclimated to this sudden weather change. Pets...

In 2003, Ilkay Altintas, a computer scientist with the University of California, San Diego, had her first wildfire encounter. She had been in Santa Barbara for a workshop and couldn’t take the train home. “The track was gone,” she recalled this week. So she hitched a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College is now accepting nominations for the Hartnell College Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The college invites alums, fans and members of the public to nominate standout athletes, coaches, teams, supporters and other key figures who have significantly...

CALIFORNIA — Arcadia Publishing has announced the publication of “California Agriculture,” a new history of the state’s agriculture industry by author Patti DesMarais. The 128-page paperback is part of Arcadia’s “Images of America” book series, featuring historical information and photographs. Beginning with the Spanish padres in...

SAN LUCAS — When the Covid-19 pandemic closed school campuses for the remainder of the academic year, San Lucas School Principal and District Superintendent Jessica Riley was disappointed her students wouldn’t have an opportunity to see its new 3D printer in action.  Donated by oil...

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Health Department’s Public Health Bureau is the recipient of a $210,799 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support the Public Health Cannabis Education Program. Grant funds will support the expansion of drugged driving prevention messages through...