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VIRTUAL PARADE GONZALES — With festivities around the state canceled due to Covid-19 concerns, the City of Gonzales will host a Virtual Fourth of July Parade. This offers a chance for residents to enjoy some festivities while maintaining safe distances through the online format. Participants...

KING CITY — The City of King is reminding the community about its current fireworks regulations. Fireworks may only be discharged from noon on June 28 through 10 p.m. on July 4. Only safe and sane fireworks purchased from permitted fireworks stands are allowed. All other fireworks...

CHUALAR — Salinas Valley residents can get tested for Covid-19 in Chualar on Thursday, July 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drive-thru testing will be hosted by Natividad Medical Center, which has organized pop-up sites throughout the county in order to serve areas...

SALINAS VALLEY — Fourth of July festivities have been canceled throughout South Monterey County, with years of tradition being quelled by health concerns with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In past years, Gonzales would host a 5K race in the morning, followed by a parade and...

SOLEDAD — About a dozen teens from Soledad and Salinas showed up from Safe Teens Empowerment Project to clean up Peverini Park last Saturday. The group has rotating membership, and the current members just formed via online collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic, making the June...

SAN ARDO — Students at San Ardo School have spent the past year cultivating friendships with Aera Energy employees that they’ve never met in person. As pen pals, correspondence has not been through text, social media or even email — they’ve only exchanged handwritten...

BUS SURVEY SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey-Salinas Transit is conducting a Rider Survey through June 30. Riders are being asked to share their attitudes and opinions about riding the bus system. MST had 82 responses to its prior Community Survey. To access the survey, go to...

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,...

KING CITY — Beautification Week, a 28-year tradition in King City, has kicked off this week in a much different format, though residents are still being asked to do one thing to improve the appearance of their property. Gone this year are the group events,...

SALINAS VALLEY — Members of the Valley Heritage Quilt Guild have created more than 4,000 washable masks during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and they plan to continue to make masks for people who need them. The guild consists of 70 members, mostly from Monterey and...