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February 9, 2026

Window on the World Column: The Lucky Ones

It has been a most interesting year; what an understatement. I have never felt so fortunate and yet so frustrated. I’ve found skills this year I didn’t think I had. I have dug deep for patience I never believed I possessed. Four years ago,...

Letter to the Editor | Clam Chowder Dinner a Huge Success

To the Editor: On behalf of the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum staff and board, a great big ā€œthank youā€ goes out to the entire South Monterey County community for their continued support in helping to make the 27th Annual Drury Tankersley Clam Chowder...

Council should reconsider joining MBCP

Guest Commentary by Domingo Uribe, King City Resident

Letter to the Editor | Recycling Event Brings Much-Needed Services to Lockwood

To the Editor: The free Lockwood and San Lucas Community Drop-Off Event, recently provided by Waste Management and Monterey County, offered a huge bonus to our rural area. Many services available in urban areas are not repeated rurally, largely because of higher costs and lower density....

Guest Column | Access to Quality Healthcare Is Vital to the Well-Being of Rural Communities

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
Access to healthcare services is critical to good health. Across the United States, rural healthcare providers play a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of rural communities. They provide timely access to essential emergency and medical services, support preventative care, provide education, and address...

Guest Column | Keeping Our Focus on Health, Safety

If you live in South Monterey County, you are among more than 60 million rural Americans. American Community Survey statistics show that Maine and Vermont have the highest proportions of population living in rural areas (about 61%) while California has the lowest (4.9%).  If you’ve...

Funny Papers Again Column | Part III: When Wine Came to South County From Over the Western Hills

Steve Wilson
(Part III will finish up this story of the early days of grape growing in King City. We continue with the drive hauling grape rootings from Coalinga to King City over State Route 198.) About two miles westward out of Coalinga there begins an incline...

Funny Papers Again Column | My Purge of Unnoteworthy Notes Fell Short, so I Ad-Libbed the Ending

Steve Wilson
This column marks the end of compiled topics, both those on scraps of paper and whatever is on my cell phone, so don’t look for much in the way of content. Nonetheless, I am committed to this purge, so let me trot this stuff...

Letters to the Editor for Week of April 26

South County Newspapers welcome Letters to the Editor of fewer than 400 words. Submit all letters with the writer's name and contact information to [email protected].

Funny Papers Again Column | Words We Know — and Authors We Do Not Know

I am a fan of words. I like the sound of words. I like how writers use words and I like to use them myself. I was not aware of writers as a child reader. My family had an encyclopedia set, which came with...
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