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ONLINE STUDIO TOUR MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Habitat’s new online sales gallery is up and running. It presents the works of artists participating in the May 2021 Artists Studio Tour. Go to MCArtTour.org to check it out. For those interested in being included in the...

KING CITY — More than 500 community members attended King City’s seventh annual National Night Out on Aug. 3 at the King City Fire Department. National Night Out was held throughout the Salinas Valley as part of a nationwide series of community events to build...

RIBBON CUTTING SAN LUCAS — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and the community of San Lucas will have a ribbon cutting and resource fair on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to celebrate the completion of a Public Works improvement project that created sidewalks and paved streets in...

KING CITY — Food Bank for Monterey County’s food distribution program in King City takes place at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds the first Wednesday of every month.  To help ensure the program continues, the City of King is in need of eight to 10 volunteers...

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...

GRAND OPENING SOLEDAD — Grocery Outlet in Soledad will have a grand-opening celebration on Thursday, March 2, beginning at 7 a.m. The new grocery store, locally owned and operated by Zeke and Crystal Reyes, is located at 401 Nestles Road. A ribbon-cutting and donation ceremony...

KING CITY — King City Police Department recently welcomed the city’s newest officer, Javier Zavala, to the force. Officer Zavala, a Greenfield native and Navy veteran, was sworn in Aug. 8. Zavala graduated from Monterey Peninsula College Law Enforcement Academy in April. He is currently in...

KING CITY — King City Post Office will be renamed in honor of late postmaster and veteran Rudolph “Rudy” Banuelos. Banuelos, who was born in 1927 to immigrant parents from Mexico, enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and served in World War II. After serving...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution of emergency addressing the recent atmospheric river storms in the region. During the meeting, Supervisor Luis Alejo thanked all county public workers and first responders for their assistance throughout the several storms...