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SALINAS VALLEY — Spaying and neutering for pets was conducted locally and affordably with a visit from the SNIP Bus, which operated in Greenfield on May 16 and Soledad on May 17. With the exception of this past March, the SNIP Bus has visited South...

KING CITY — Rotary Club of King City has announced the return of the Rabbit Run, which will be held Saturday, April 8, beginning at 9 a.m. at the San Bernarbe Visitors Center, located at 53001 Oasis Road in King City. The second annual fun...

COVID MEMORIAL MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resolution honoring local residents who have died from the Covid-19 virus as well as survivors. The resolution establishes every March 1 as “Covid-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day” in Monterey County....

SALINAS VALLEY — Things were challenging enough for lettuce growers in Monterey County’s Salinas Valley before Mother Nature dealt a one-two punch in this year’s storms. Farmers in 2022 had suffered an estimated $150 million in crop losses as impatiens necrotic spot virus — a...

MONTEREY COUNTY — What are the greatest internet service needs in Monterey County? Tell the County about it in a new survey — the second phase of the County of Monterey’s efforts toward future broadband investment. In January, the community chimed in with the County’s...

MICROGRID POWER GONZALES — City of Gonzales announced Oct. 8 the establishment of an energy service agreement with Concentric Power Inc., to deploy microgrids to provide wholesale electric power in the Gonzales Agricultural Industrial Business Park. The microgrid will initially have 35MW of capacity to...

VACCINE REGISTRATION GREENFIELD — As part of its ongoing efforts to make Covid-19 vaccines more convenient, McDonald’s in Greenfield will be hosting a vaccine registration event in cooperation with VIDA (Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid) of Monterey County, through the Community Foundation for Monterey County....

SAN LUCAS — A San Lucas man was shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Around 3:35 a.m. on Sept. 5, gunshots were heard in the 53000 block of Julius Street in San Lucas. Deputies responded and found Ricardo...

WHITE CANE DAY KING CITY — King City Lions Club will host its annual White Cane Day on Friday, Oct. 1, with tables set up at Safeway and Ace Hardware in King City for monetary donations. The majority of funds collected will benefit local children...

After celebrating the holidays with her family and recovering from a bout of Covid, Zoe Lofgren flew back to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 2 to begin her new term representing California’s 18th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress. The district follows Highway 101 from...