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POP-UP PANTRY SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College will host a pop-up pantry food distribution for students in South Monterey County on Tuesdays, March 7 and 28. The distribution will take place at 11 a.m., while supplies last, at the King City Education Center, 117 N....

VETERANS OFFICE KING CITY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez has opened his King City office at 1011 Broadway St., Suite C, to host the county’s Military and Veterans Affairs Office during their monthly office hours on the fourth Friday of every month, from 10...

STOP SIGN CHANGE CHUALAR — Chualar residents may have noticed that the “STOP” signs have recently changed at Main and Grant streets. Now, if motorists are coming off Highway 101 onto Main Street or coming from Chualar River Road going toward the Main and Grant...

SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE FAIRS SOLEDAD — September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and Suicide Prevention Service, a program of Family Service Agency of the Central Coast, is partnering with Hartnell College, Monterey County Behavioral Health and Community Human Services to host two Together...

SALINAS VALLEY — A group of 20 bicyclists from the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure cruised through the Salinas Valley last weekend as part of their 1,700-mile trek from Seattle to San Diego. The group began their Friday morning ride in Watsonville and ended after 73...

KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum President Steve Wilson and Board Member Raye Ann Houx recently led volunteers from Sun Street Centers in a cleanup of San Lorenzo Park’s “The Pit” in preparation for MCARLM’s Ghost Stories event this Saturday. MCARLM...

JOLON — The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett, under the command of Col. Stephen Trotter, celebrated a landmark achievement Sept. 17 with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new microgrid, a fully renewable energy system designed to bolster the base's energy resilience and sustainability. The...

KING CITY — A fire destroyed playground equipment at Del Rey Elementary School in King City late Monday afternoon. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze within minutes of responding to the school at 502 King St. No one was injured in the fire, the...