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PLAYGROUND CLOSURE KING CITY — City of King will temporarily close the playground at Forden Park for repairs to the playground surface beginning Feb. 8 and lasting for one week. The remainder of the park will stay open for public use. The form surface will...

KING CITY — The Avenue of Honor, a memorial to South Monterey County veterans killed in action in conflicts spanning World War I to Afghanistan, has been moved and is in the process of being finished, with a rededication ceremony now planned for next...

KING CITY — More than 1,700 children and adults donned their best Halloween costumes last Friday to attend King City’s eighth annual Trunk or Treat at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds’ Expo Lawn. Hosted by the King City Recreation Department, the free family event ran from...

SALINAS VALLEY — In an unprecedented collaboration between South County Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, more than 25 teachers from Gonzales Unified School District, Soledad Unified School District and South Monterey County Joint Union High School District participated in the first Work-Based Learning CTE...

GROCERY GENESIS SOLEDAD — A weekly farmers market begins today, June 4, at 4 p.m. at the Soledad Historical Society building, 137 Soledad St. Organizers aim to run the market every Thursday until October, with safety guidelines in place. VIRTUAL VALIDATION KING CITY — A virtual graduation...

CHUALAR — Salinas Valley residents can get tested for Covid-19 in Chualar on Thursday, July 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drive-thru testing will be hosted by Natividad Medical Center, which has organized pop-up sites throughout the county in order to serve areas...

KING CITY — With 16 teams participating, the King City Rotary Club’s first Pickleball Tournament on Saturday was a smashing success, according to organizer and Rotary President James Ewart. The Feb. 10 event was held at the Expo Building of the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Fair 2021 took place with an altered format due to Covid-19 pandemic health guidelines, but it was the first time since 2019 that fair-goers were able to show animals or pick up carnival food in person. This year’s animal judging...

MONTEREY COUNTY — See Monterey, the destination marketing organization for Monterey County, is conducting a Resident Sentiment Survey and hosting a Community Input Forum to better understand the community’s opinions on the impact of visitors to the area and understanding of the County’s tourism...

TREE REMOVAL GONZALES — City of Gonzales has begun the process of removing trees that are located off Fifth Street and Gabilan Court, where the future Community Center Complex will be. The contractor will use the parking lot during their work, which started Nov. 1...