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KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum will host its latest pop-up program, a classic car exhibit and barbecue, at San Lorenzo Park in King City on Saturday, Dec. 12. Vehicles on display will be from the MCARLM classic car collection, with...

SALINAS VALLEY — Free pop-up Covid-19 testing sites have been emerging lately in South Monterey County as part of an effort to increase testing access after a new site was added to Castroville to the existing lineup of Salinas and Seaside. When available, local residents...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Another 181 residents tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Monterey County over the past four days, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to nearly 1,000 countywide on Monday. According to the latest report from Monterey County Health Department, data revealed...

GARDENING DAY GONZALES — City of Gonzales is partnering with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County and Save the Whales to host a free Community Gardening Day on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Gonzales Community Garden, located at...

VACCINE CLINIC GONZALES — The City of Gonzales, in conjunction with Gonzales Rx Pharmacy, will offer a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic for youth and students age 12 and older. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the pharmacy, located...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Representatives from several area chambers of commerce spoke about how Monterey County businesses are dealing with the Covid-19 shutdowns during a Dec. 2 media briefing. Monterey County has been tracking data about economic impacts, including the loss of more than 47,000 jobs...

KING CITY — The City Council of King City recently adopted an ordinance streamlining the taxi service permitting process. As a result, King City now has taxi service for the first time in many years. This also means King City seniors are eligible for...

SOLEDAD — Two years ago, Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad invited guests to tour a new microhomes building program. Despite a pause in production due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the first three homes are about to be delivered to a transitional homeless community. The program...

SCHOOL CARNIVAL SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District Education Foundation’s Carnival has been rescheduled for April 27-30. There will be rides, games, food and more by Butler Amusements at Frank Ledesma Elementary School, 973 Vista De Soledad. Families can contact their children’s school sites for...

VACCINE CLINIC SOLEDAD — VNA Community Services will be administering free Covid-19 and flu vaccinations at a pop-up clinic hosted by the Soledad McDonald’s, 1215 S. Front St., on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vaccinations are available for ages 2 and...