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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...

South County YMCA launched its annual fundraising campaign Feb. 21 at the Windmill Restaurant in Soledad.

TESTING KITS SALINAS VALLEY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s clinics in King City and Greenfield are offering free Covid-19 test kits to patients, employees and the local community. Each box contains two rapid antigen tests, and requests will be limited to four boxes per household....

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...

SCHOOL CARNIVAL SOLEDAD — The annual Soledad Education Foundation Carnival is scheduled for April 25-28 at Frank Ledesma School, 973 Vista De Soledad. Ride tickets can be bought in advance at the following school sites: Frank Ledesma, Gabilan, Main Street, Soledad High and CEC. Last...

MONTEREY COUNTY — An excessive heat warning has been issued by the U.S. National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey California beginning Thursday through early next week for Monterey County. Areas under warning include: southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, Lake San Antonio, Santa Lucia Mountains...

KING CITY — With his family in attendance, Jose Arreola was sworn in as King City’s new city manager last Tuesday during the King City Council meeting. Arreola brings more than a decade of public service experience and succeeds Steve Adams, who retired after 10...

JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett kicked off its 85th anniversary with a presentation showcasing the rich military history in California’s Central Coast by retired Lt. Col. Erik Brun with the California Military History Department on Jan. 15. “85 years…it’s a big deal. This post has...

SALINAS VALLEY — A secret garden named Lesnini Field has been created along the Salinas River in South Monterey County to showcase art and to emphasize discovery. Created by California-based visual artist and writer Erik Bakke and Dutch visual artist and educator Andre Dekker in...

CENTRAL COAST — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat and people head out for final summer travel plans. Since July 1, the Red Cross national blood supply has fallen by more than 25%,...