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Rodeo, Monterey Bay FC partner for ‘Boots on the Pitch’ SEASIDE — California Rodeo Salinas and Monterey Bay FC have partnered to present “Boots on the Pitch,” a rodeo-themed soccer event Saturday, June 20, at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside. The event will coincide with Monterey Bay...

SALINAS VALLEY — Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley’s SOCOS (SOuth COunty Senior) Socials program is growing this month to include the Greenfield community. In collaboration with the City of Greenfield, Meals on Wheels will host the first Greenfield SOCOS Social on Wednesday, Sept....

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), a program of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC), has officially launched its recruitment for the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute 2024 cohort, of which rising nonprofit leaders in Monterey, San Benito and...

KING CITY — A Certificate of Recognition was awarded to Ciudad Del Rey Motel and RV Park in King City by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated. The Old Glory award is given each year to a business in South Monterey County that flies...

SALINAS VALLEY — Sun Street Centers received $49,417 in federal grant money to support its education and addiction treatment programs, announced Congressman Jimmy Panetta earlier this month. Sun Street Centers, based in Salinas, provides services for education, prevention and recovery for alcohol addiction and substance...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Six girls from First Tee Monterey County have been selected to attend the 2026 LPGA Girls Golf Leadership Academy in Pembroke Pines, Fla., earning spots in a highly competitive national program that selected just 40 participants from across the United States. The...

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair announced Monday that it will host an in-person Livestock Grading Show and Online Auction for the 2021 Fair. “We are very pleased to have a plan in place that allows us to bring the community back together for our...

TOWN HALL SALINAS — Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo will host a County Budget and Housing Town Hall for District 1 residents on Thursday, May 23, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the El Gabilan Library Community Room, 1400 North Main St., in Salinas. A...

KING CITY — King City Police have arrested two local teenagers for making school violence threats that were shared over social media. On Dec. 12, at about 6:30 p.m., the principal of King City High School contacted local officers regarding information he received about a...

KING CITY — Alliance on Aging hosted its highly anticipated 2025 King City Trashion Show, themed “Once Upon a Time,” last month inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. The Feb. 20 event drew a crowd eager to witness a spectacular showcase of...