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MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey’s Emergency Communications Department (ECD) operates the countywide consolidated emergency communications system for emergency and non-emergency call answering, as well as dispatch services for a majority of Monterey County. Recently, ECD has implemented new tools for reporting non-emergency information,...

KING CITY — Halloween festivities were plentiful this year in King City, ranging from community-organized cruises to a city-planned Trunk-or-Treat at Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, in addition to virtual house decorating and costume contests for residents to get in the spooky spirit. An estimated 14 cars...

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2021 winners of the organization’s annual awards. This year’s award winners are: Mee Memorial Healthcare System as Business of the Year; longtime residents John and Karen Jernigan as Citizens of the Year;...

KING CITY — After two years without a field trip due to the pandemic, fourth graders from Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City were able to board the O’Neill Sea Odyssey catamaran for a two-hour tour on the Pacific Ocean. Last month, students from...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Human Services (CHS) has provided the Monterey County Parks Department with 17 cases of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, the opioid overdose reversal medication, free of charge. This represents over 200 individual doses of Narcan that park rangers can administer to distressed...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Wild pigs in the Monterey County area were exposed to pesticide bait containing the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone, according to findings by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Wildlife Health Lab (WHL) and the California Animal Health and Food Safety...

SALINAS VALLEY — California Rodeo Salinas recently announced that it has distributed $854,035 to nonprofits, Western heritage organizations and community groups across the region. These funds, which increased by 7% over 2024, reflect the Rodeo’s ongoing commitment to giving back and ensuring that local programs...