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CHASING DREAMS KING CITY — Key for a Cure is once again sponsoring the sixth annual “Chasing Dreams, Finding Cures: A St. Jude Fundraiser,” a barrel racing event set for Oct. 7-9 at Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. For more information...

JOB FAIRS SALINAS — Monterey County Works is gearing up for more job fairs this month with local employers. The job fairs will take place on Wednesdays, March 12 and 26, at Monterey County Works’ Salinas Career Center at 344 Salinas St. in downtown Salinas,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Every spring, female opossums hold babies in their pouches growing strong and healthy. Sadly, some of these mother opossums are hit by vehicles as they forage for food, and their babies cannot survive without emergency rescue. “Tragically, many babies slowly starve or...

KING CITY — City of King employees Leah Amaya, Yolanda Cervantes, Adriana Granados and Yesenia Rivas with Elisa Martinez of King City Police Department recently received their prizes for winning the team category in Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s Move It Monterey County Challenge...

KING CITY — The annual top awards chosen by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture have been made, and earlier this month members shared the announcement that Steve Adams is Citizen of the Year, Aera Energy is Business of the Year and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly $26 million has been awarded for park projects in the Salinas Valley as part of the state’s “Outdoors for All” initiative to enable all Californians to access parks and open space. California State Parks announced Dec. 8 that a total of...

SAN LUCAS — Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss recently paid a visit to three small elementary schools — San Lucas, San Ardo and Bradley — in southern Monterey County. As part of the visit, educational leaders for each school led Guss on a...

KING CITY — Elementary and middle schools in King City will reopen to a hybrid model on April 12, as decided by the board members of King City Union School District in a March 10 meeting. Board members approved a staggered return plan, where TK...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In the midst of a 30-day challenge period that is critically important to the allocation of federal broadband funds to close the digital divide, Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) is working to ensure that the region receives its share of broadband...

CENTRAL COAST — County of Monterey, County of San Benito and Lead Me Home Continuum of Care are partnering on a joint state application to bring a new round of State Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding to the communities. Previous HHAP funds have...