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MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Fire plans to conduct numerous broadcast burns and pile burning throughout this year in San Benito and Monterey counties. The purpose of these projects is to reintroduce fire into the ecosystem, thereby reducing hazardous fire fuels by removing brush and downed...

KING CITY — The 62nd annual “Nutcracker Ballet” leaps to the stage once again after Covid-19 caused a nearly two-year absence of the historic production in South Monterey County. The Robert Stanton Theater in King City will bustle with activity of live performance from Dec....

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Hospital in King City has laid off 55 employees due to a decline in revenue from fewer patient visits during the Covid-19 pandemic. Significant decreases in patient volume — down by 59 percent in April — have reduced the hospital’s...

SALINAS VALLEY — Preliminary results from the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election show several candidates in the lead for seats on South Monterey County school boards and the Soledad Community Health Care District. Although these early counts provide insight, additional votes expected this Friday...

We’ve been waiting for this week for a long time. After more than a year of complex, evolving rules governing where Californians can go and what we can do, on Tuesday, nearly all of them will go away. California, the nation’s most populous state, will be...

KING CITY — Caltrans has announced that it will be reducing the speed limit on a segment of Highway 101 between San Miguel and King City, from the existing posted maximum speed of 70 mph to 65 mph. “This decision was based on results of...

JOLON — An annual fall meeting and dinner of the San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA) is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, at the historic Hacienda at Fort Hunter Liggett. The event, which is open to the public, will feature a presentation by Hanford Historian...

KING CITY — Hundreds of American flags were planted on the lawn at King City High School, which hosted 9/11 remembrance events last Friday for students and faculty. According to Principal Michael Gray, there were 3,000 flags representing the victims of the terrorist attacks,...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Sunday, Oct. 2, the Information and Technology Resources (ITR) team at Hartnell College detected abnormal network activity that prompted a manual network shutdown.  Currently, Hartnell College is working with third-party forensic incident response specialists and federal law enforcement to investigate this...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) will administer a second round of grants through the Monterey County CARES Small Business Relief Program (SBRP) to assist more small businesses in the county that have suffered financial losses due to Covid-19. Monterey County Board...