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SAN ARDO — The holiday spirit was alive and well in San Ardo earlier this month as Aera Energy and California Resources Corporation employees spread joy to more than 100 children at San Ardo Elementary School. In a longstanding tradition, employees purchased, wrapped and distributed...

CHAMBER AWARDS KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will host the 2022 Annual Awards Dinner, “Toast of the Town,” on Saturday, Aug. 6, inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. This year’s honorees...

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION SOLEDAD — Soledad-Mission Chamber of Commerce presents its 37th Annual Christmas Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Front Street festivities begin at 2 p.m. with games, food booths and entertainment, followed by the parade at 5 p.m. on Front Street. There will also...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In order to support small businesses facing financial impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Monterey County Workforce Development Board, in partnership with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, has established the Covid-19 Microbusiness Grant fund. The fund will provide grants to eligible...

VACCINE CLINIC GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield and Greenfield Fire Department will host a vaccination clinic Saturday, May 22, at Greenfield Memorial Hall, 615 El Camino Real, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be an allocation of 500 doses of the Johnson &...

KING CITY — Under blue skies and warm sunshine, local officials and residents packed the corner of Broadway Street and Vanderhurst Avenue on Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of King City’s long‑awaited Downtown Plaza and Visitor and History Center. The project, six years in...

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair announced Monday that it will host an in-person Livestock Grading Show and Online Auction for the 2021 Fair. “We are very pleased to have a plan in place that allows us to bring the community back together for our...

SALINAS VALLEY — High schools in King City and Greenfield will reopen this week with a phased return of teachers and students to classrooms beginning April 15. South Monterey County Joint Union High School District Superintendent Brian Walker issued a video update on April 2...

KING CITY — King City Recreation Department will host a grand reopening for the updated King City Skate Park on Monday, despite recent vandalism at the park. The park has been open since May 3 after new ramp construction concluded, but the grand reopening is...

DANCE FUNDRAISER KING CITY — Monterey County Dance Foundation is inviting the community to a virtual performance and fundraiser, “From Our Heart To Yours,” on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. via the MCDF Facebook page. The event will include local dancers and performers as...