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MONTEREY COUNTY — After several weeks of discussion, Monterey County Board of Supervisors has approved a countywide indoor face covering ordinance that could begin in late October if certain criteria are met. Last week the Board delayed final approval of its mask mandate until Tuesday...

KING CITY — A group of dedicated volunteers recently took on several projects to beautify King City just in time for the upcoming holidays. Last Saturday, Nov. 20, volunteers from King City in Bloom and Sun Street Centers helped clean up around the King City Golf...

BIKE WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop and Monterey County Health Department will host a Bike Repair Workshop on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the GCSW location, 45 El Camino Real in Greenfield. The free workshop will teach youth how...

EARTH DAY CLEANUP GREENFIELD — Greenfield Parks and Recreation Committee has invited the community to an Earth Day park cleanup on April 17, to be held at Patriot Park from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. Pandemic health guidelines...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) has launched the Mee Memorial Healthcare System Student Volunteer Program that will run from this September to May 2022. The participating 25 seniors from Greenfield and King City high schools will receive training...

GREENFIELD — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez recently hosted a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of his new office located inside the Greenfield Civic Center on El Camino Real.  The location means the District 3 supervisor can more readily meet with constituents in the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has introduced the Great Plates Delivered food program to help seniors who are vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as to support local restaurants. “This particular program has two purposes,” said Diana Jimenez, deputy director of the Monterey County...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday formally endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 through 11, a move that will buttress defenses against a possible surge as winter arrives and ease the worries of tens of millions of pandemic-weary...

KING CITY — Shoppers browsed various items at the King City Rotary Club’s booth during the King City Flea Market on May 23, inside the Expo Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. Rotary’s annual flea market was canceled this year due to county health guidelines...