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SALINAS — Emily Cullins of Perris, Calif., was named Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2021 and will reign over the annual California Rodeo Salinas, which returns this week from Sept. 23 to 26 at the Salinas Sports Complex. Cullins, who has a passion for agriculture and...

AWARDS RESCHEDULED KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the new date for its Annual Awards Dinner, which was originally planned for March 5. The annual event honoring local businesses and community members will now take place on Saturday, Aug....

MONTEREY COUNTY — On Sept. 4, the federal unemployment insurance program, known as the Pandemic Unemployment Insurance benefit, created under the CARES Act, will expire in California and across the states. “Starting today, over 3 million California workers impacted by the expiration of these critical...

MOVIES IN THE PARK GREENFIELD — Greenfield Recreation Department will host another Movies in the Park on Friday, Sept. 22, featuring “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” The free event begins with food sales at 6:30 p.m. followed by the movie at 7:15 p.m. at Patriot...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Siembra Latinos Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County invites nominations for the 2025 Alfred Diaz-Infante Award. The award was established in 2023, in partnership with Alfred’s family, to honor the late Alfred Diaz-Infante, a community leader and nonprofit executive...

GARDENING WEBINARS SALINAS VALLEY — Residents can join the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency for free Zoom webinars hosted by California American Water, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and the Water Awareness Committee this fall. The next online program will focus on “Rainwater Capture”...

SALINAS VALLEY — New courthouse projects in Greenfield and Seaside were both suspended by the Superior Court of California’s Monterey County branch, according to an announcement made last week. The funding impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the state budget, including withdrawals previously allocated for...

KING CITY — King City in Bloom participated in King City’s Blue Zones Project kickoff event on Aug. 21. Members handed out more than 300 seedlings of cilantro and romaine to encourage residents to grow healthy food and “move naturally” by gardening. King City Nursery provided...

KING CITY — Rotary Club of King City and King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted their annual State of the City presentation on Jan. 20, this time in a virtual setting over Zoom rather than with a luncheon format as in past...

FREEZER RETURN KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System announced June 28 that it returned the freezer on loan from the Monterey Bay Aquarium since March. The freezer stored more than 22,000 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City. The freezer...