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JOB SEEKERS MONTEREY COUNTY — Several local employers are hiring and utilizing the Monterey County Workforce Development Board’s new Premier Virtual online platform to meet with job seekers on Wednesday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Job seekers should register on the Premier...

MARKET RETURNS SOLEDAD — The Soledad Certified Farmer's Market is back on Soledad Street. After a brief hiatus, the market resumed April 3 and will continue every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. Since 2006, the market has been a community favorite, offering fresh produce,...

KING CITY — A new coffee shop named Hestia is in the works for downtown King City, and will be owned and operated by local mother-and-daughter team Kelly Green and Sierra Stamps. The location is currently under construction along the 300 block of Broadway Street. Green...

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...

KING CITY — Last Thursday evening at a gala event at the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM) in King City, members of the community were audience to the world premiere of “Teens in Quarantine,” a video produced by the museum and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The first probable case of monkeypox in Monterey County has been detected, health officials announced Thursday. According to the Monterey County Health Department, a local resident was diagnosed with monkeypox through testing at a California Reference Laboratory Network facility. The county is...

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System in King City is among six organizations from around the United States and Canada that have been selected to participate in a year-long executive leadership program designed to address racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Launched in 2007,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescued a unique hawk on Aug. 11: a 14-year-old leucistic red-tailed hawk. The hawk was found on the ground in San Benito County. Since San Benito County does not have its own wildlife center,...