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California will once again require residents to wear masks in indoor public settings everywhere in the state, amid uncertainty surrounding the rapid spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and rising case rates as the holidays approach. The mandate will go into effect Wednesday and will...

NARCAN DISTRIBUTION SALINAS VALLEY — Sun Street Centers will be hosting a Narcan drive-thru training and distribution in all four South Monterey County cities on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 12 to 4 p.m. The locations are as follows: in King City, Chalone Peaks Middle School...

CALIFORNIA — California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is encouraging all Californians to get vaccinated this season to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory viruses. Respiratory infections like flu, Covid-19 and RSV are common during the fall and winter seasons, and getting immunized...

KING CITY — City of King hosted its final community walk of the year last month, with officials announcing that the weekly group activity would return next summer. The community walks, held in partnership with Blue Zones Project Monterey County, took place every Thursday evening...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County health officials and community partners have released the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment, a comprehensive report identifying the county’s most pressing health challenges and priorities. The assessment, compiled by the Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative, analyzes population health data to...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell Community College District Governing Board last week announced three finalists for the position of permanent superintendent/president and has scheduled in-person open forums this Friday. The finalists are: Michael Gutierrez, president of Sacramento City College; Brian Sanders, vice president of Instruction for...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nursing students from Hartnell Community College administered hundreds of Covid-19 vaccine doses to area firefighters last Saturday. The vaccinations took place at Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas locations in Salinas, Castroville, Greenfield and King City. Students involved were part of the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Siembra Latinos Fund has now topped $80,000 in cumulative grants after awarding $23,000 to six nonprofit organizations in August for projects and programs serving Latinx residents throughout Monterey County. An affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, Siembra Latinos Fund...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Over the past two weeks, multiple agricultural businesses in Monterey County have been targeted by a wave of burglaries, resulting in the theft of valuable equipment. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Ag Crimes Unit has been actively investigating these incidents, leading to...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle that was just reported stolen on Dec. 29 at about 11:30 a.m. “The initial investigation, utilizing review of surveillance video, provided officers with a known suspect identified as Martin Torres,” police...