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MONTEREY COUNTY — The March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election is almost here, and there are a couple of things voters should know to get vote ready.  Monterey County local voter information guides and ballots will begin mailing soon. State voter information guides will also...

CLEANUP DAY GREENFIELD — A Greenfield Reuse, Recycle and Cleanup Day is planned for Saturday, April 20, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., or until boxes are full, at the Greenfield Corporation Yard, 920 Walnut Ave. The event is only open to local residents, who...

A 37-acre vegetation fire near Greenfield injured three firefighters who were battling the blaze Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire officials said.

VETERANS BBQ KING CITY — King City VFW will host its annual Veterans Day BBQ on Friday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 599 Bitterwater Road in King City. This is a drive-through, tri-tip meal with all the trimmings, including meat, beans,...

MUSIC IN THE PARK GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield will present the first Music in the Park event featuring a Tribute to Selena on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hicks Park, 315 El Camino Real, in Greenfield. Bring picnic blankets or...

SOLEDAD — Annual measures to protect nesting raptors of Pinnacles National Park, located five miles east of Soledad, were reinstated as of Jan. 18. According to Park Superintendent Blanca Alvarez Stransky, 12 pairs of Prairie and Peregrine Falcons produced a total of 40 fledglings last...

FOOD DISTRIBUTION SOLEDAD — A community food distribution will take place Thursday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Soledad United Methodist Church, 310 Main St., in Soledad. Residents are asked to bring their own bags. CULTURAL FESTIVAL GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District has...

PARK REOPENS SOLEDAD — Pinnacles National Park’s west side entrance is once again open as of March 1 following this winter’s storms. Visitors can enter through the west entrance (east of Soledad), which is day-use only, or the east entrance (north of King City), which...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education announced Thursday that most of the county’s school districts and charter schools are not anticipating to reopen before May 4 due to ongoing concerns related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a letter signed by the county superintendent and school leaders, the...

KING CITY — Members of King City in Bloom partnered once again with volunteers from Sun Street Centers to do some pruning, weeding and sprucing up of their King City Library project — just in time for Pacific Valley Bank’s Fourth of July Parade....