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January 22, 2026

SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Center seeks egg donations to feed growing number of wildlife patients

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MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is currently caring for 145 wild patients, and the need for food is immense. They are asking the community for donations of eggs to help feed these animals. At the Wildlife Center, many of...

Tri-County Arts Councils host town hall to help shape California’s creative economy future

CENTRAL COAST — Together with Santa Barbara-based facilitator Hannah Jacobson Blumenfeld, San Benito County Arts Council, Arts Council Santa Cruz County and Arts Council for Monterey County are key regional partners for the California Arts Council’s Creative Economies in Action: 2025 Statewide Engagement Tour. This...

Gonzales awards track and field athletes

GONZALES — Members of the Gonzales High track and field team and their parents and coaches gathered last Thursday for the annual awards night and banquet. This year’s event, held in the school cafeteria, included food from Luigi’s, presentation of school certificates, special team awards...

Monterey County Dance Theatre celebrates 65th anniversary of ā€˜The Nutcracker Ballet’

Monterey County Dance Theatre
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Dance Theatre (MCDT) is set to raise the curtain on its 65th anniversary production of ā€œThe Nutcracker Balletā€ this weekend at the historic Robert Stanton Theater. Directed and choreographed by Janette Harkness, the daughter of MCDT founder Pauline Hall, the...

Disaster CalFresh food benefits available for storm victims

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Department of Social Services (MCDSS) has announced that individuals and families impacted by recent severe winter storms may be eligible to receive Disaster CalFresh food benefits as part of continuing disaster recovery efforts.  A family of four with a monthly...

Hartnell College employees selected for Aspen Institute’s Rising Presidents Fellowship

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SALINAS VALLEY — Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) has announced thatĀ Jackie Cruz, VP of Advancement at Hartnell College and executive director for the Hartnell College Foundation,Ā andĀ Gayle Pitman,Ā Hartnell’sĀ VP of Research, Effectiveness and Success,Ā as two of 40 leaders in the nation selected for the 2025-26...

DeCarli Insurance merges with Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services in Salinas

SALINAS — Steve DeCarli Insurance Services, based out of Monterey, is merging with Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services (LCCIS), headquartered in Salinas, and an affiliate of the national brokerage firm, Leavitt Group. Focused on serving residents of Monterey and San Benito counties, Steve DeCarli, the...

Soledad welcomes new city manager

SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council voted unanimously to approve Megan Hunter as the new city manager on April 19. Hunter was selected after an extensive recruitment process, which included identification of key attributes and characteristics of the ideal city manager, along with community and employee...

Fort Hunter Liggett hosts local officials for community relations meeting

SALINAS VALLEY — Fort Hunter Liggett recently conducted the June Quarterly Community Relations Executive Board (CREB) meeting at City Hall in King City. The June 21 meeting began with opening remarks from HHC Commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Layton, greeting distinguished guests and audience members and...

Soledad becomes first in region to adopt new housing plan

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SOLEDAD — The City of Soledad is the first South Monterey County community to adopt the 2023-2031 Housing Element, a document that will ensure Soledad adequately plans to meet the housing needs of all community members. The previous Housing Element for the City of Soledad...

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Teen critically injured in Soledad shooting

SOLEDAD — A male juvenile was critically injured in a shooting Wednesday evening in Soledad, according to the Soledad Police Department. Officers responded at about...