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SENIOR SOCIAL GONZALES — Adventure Seeking Seniors is planning a ’40s and ’50s party as part of the SOCOS Social with Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley on Thursday, June 16. Funded by Measure K, the event will be held from 11 a.m. to...

MONTEREY COUNTY — U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced that Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will receive approximately $450,000 in federal support for research into new tools and approaches to improve the transit rider experience. The funding from FTA’s Enhancing Mobility Innovation (EMI)...

LOCKWOOD — Conditions and weather permitting, Cal Fire plans to conduct pile burning near Williams Hill, east of Lockwood, in southern Monterey County during the month of March.  The purpose of the project is to remove excess vegetation along the historic fuel break. “This prescribed fire...

South Monterey County Republican Women Federated awarded a certificate of appreciation to Katie Dodson of Wildhorse Cafe in recognition of flying the American Flag at the business south of King City.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez has officially begun his tenure on the California Coastal Commission, following his appointment by State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. Lopez started his work on May 21, bringing a rural Central Coast perspective to one of the state’s...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Although the regular candidate filing period for the Nov. 8 General Election has closed, the filing period for several local offices, in which an eligible incumbent did not file, has been extended until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Any candidates...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Coastal will continue its small business disaster microloan program and even expand the offerings to larger loans to help during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced CEO Lee Takikawa during a county press conference Aug. 14. “The county has just received notification...

At about 9 a.m. on June 28, CAL FIRE received reports of a vegetation fire near the community of Bradley in southern Monterey County.

KING CITY — On Jan. 22, the victim of a sexual assault reported being attacked by Christopher Rios of the King City area, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies contacted the victim, who had many physical injuries, and after interviews and evidence collection,...

JOB FAIR KING CITY — Monterey County Office of Education will be partnering with King City Union School District to host a Paraeducator Job Fair on Thursday, April 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Boardroom of the district...