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HALLOWEEN CONTEST KING CITY — A Halloween decorating contest is being hosted by King City Recreation Department. Registration is free, with the contest to be held Oct. 21 between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Judging will be based on creativity, originality, design and layout. Winners will...

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,...

SALINAS VALLEY — Since the discovery of a sophisticated ransomware attack at Hartnell College in the early hours of Oct. 2, the college’s Information and Technology Resources (ITR) Department has been working overtime to secure data and systems, mitigate risk to all personnel and...

SOCCER COMPLEX CLOSURE GREENFIELD — The Greenfield soccer complex will be temporarily closed for maintenance from Dec. 17 to Feb. 21. Maintenance includes reseeding, fertilizing and aerating, which will create even growth and repair grass during this period. For more information, contact the City of...

DRUG DISPOSAL GONZALES — Gonzales Police Department will be hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Residents can eliminate prescription drug abuse by turning in expired or unused prescription drugs — with no questions asked — from 10 a.m. to 2...

KING CITY — Sun Street Centers recently celebrated the completion of its Darlene Acosta Youth Center in King City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house. The June 28 celebration marked the final construction phase of Sun Street’s King City campus at 641 Broadway...

JOLON — Four people were killed in a head-on crash on June 13 near the intersection of Jolon and Mission roads in South Monterey County. According to the California Highway Patrol, a Toyota Corolla and a Honda Civic collided at around 6:20 a.m. after the...

KING CITY — A few of King City’s finest community members and businesses were honored Saturday evening during the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s Annual Awards Dinner. The Jan. 25 ceremony, hosted inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, recognized Monterey County Dance Theatre and Artistic...

MONTEREY COUNTY — This year’s onslaught of winter storms have cumulatively impacted a total of 20,073 acres and created $600 million of damage to the Monterey County agricultural industry.  On Friday, the County of Monterey Agricultural Commissioner’s Office released the results of a second survey...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Environmental Health Bureau announced last week the relaunch of a mobile app that shares health inspection information for all restaurants, markets and food trucks. The app also allows users to log complaints about food safety at Monterey County establishments.  Though the...