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KING CITY — Sydney Taylor spoke about her experiences as a King City Rotary exchange student in Argentina during the July 15 virtual Rotary Club meeting. Taylor explained she lived with four different host families, with the first not knowing English and herself not knowing...

SALINAS — Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) was honored as California Telehealth Policy Coalition’s 2021 Telehealth Champion at its annual conference Nov. 2.  The virtual event drew close to 100 telehealth policy experts and stakeholders from around the country. “There is no greater example of the potential...

EDUCATION TOUR MONTEREY COUNTY — The 2024-25 Inside Education Monterey County Cohort will host its next tour on Friday, March 21. Guests who sign up to experience this unique hands-on experience will dive deep into the topic of science and the arts in Monterey County...

NARCAN DISTRIBUTION SALINAS VALLEY — Sun Street Centers will be hosting a Narcan drive-thru training and distribution in all four South Monterey County cities on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 12 to 4 p.m. The locations are as follows: in King City, Chalone Peaks Middle School...

NBA CHAMPION MEETUP MONTEREY — The community is invited to a special Meet and Greet and Book Signing event with NBA player, coach, two-time champion, author and two-time cancer survivor Clifford Ray Jr. and his co-author Laynie D. Weaver on Saturday, April 27. The free...

Call 2022 the Year of Redistricting. Nationwide, political maps redrawn based on 2020 census data are being put to the test. On Tuesday, Texas held the year’s first primary election, transformed by these new district lines. If you aren’t familiar with the redistricting process, here’s a...

South County’s only Farmer’s Market is open in Soledad every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m.

KING CITY — King City Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a domestic violence incident earlier this week. On Sept. 20, at about 12:30 p.m., officers from King City and California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a man using a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Thousands of more ballots have been counted by Monterey County Elections in the Nov. 3 general election, which will determine the outcome in South Monterey County races for school boards and city councils as well as decide the fate of local...