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Gonzales High School Migrant Speech and Debate Team took home first place in the Region 16 Contest for the second year in a row on March 16 at Salinas High School.

STUFF THE BUS KING CITY — United Way Monterey County will launch the 11th annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive on Saturday, June 5, at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of King City and hosted by UWMC,...

More than 300 community members attended the City of Soledad’s first-ever General Plan Kickoff and Dia de los Muertos Celebration last Thursday at the Soledad Community Center. The Nov. 2 gathering was designed to engage the community in shaping the future through the General...

SALINAS VALLEY — When someone refers to Consuelo “Connie” Hernandez as a “trashionista,” it’s not intended as an insult. In fact, the longtime scheduling supervisor for Mee Memorial Healthcare System considers it the ultimate compliment. Whether it’s creating a flowy gown made of Covid vaccine...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Mee Memorial Hospital in King City will abide by recent state mandates that require hospital visitors to present proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test taken within the past 72 hours. Dr. Joshua Deutsch, a physician from Mee Memorial, confirmed...

FAMILY NIGHT KING CITY — Parents, students and staff of Chalone Peaks Middle School are invited to a Fun Family Night event on Thursday, April 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school, 667 Meyer St. in King City. There will be some insightful...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s Environmental Health Bureau has conducted 1,971 visits to area businesses since September, which resulted in 12 citations for violations of Covid-related health orders and one permit revocation. Ricardo Encarnacion, assistant bureau chief for the Environmental Health Bureau, made the announcement...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Gerardo Bautista Hernandez was sentenced on June 24 to eight years in state prison after pleading no contest to felony driving under the influence and causing injury. Hernandez, 25, also admitted that he caused great bodily injury to four victims, that...

MONTEREY COUNTY — YWCA Monterey County is expanding its services by opening its first transitional housing location in South Monterey County for women and families impacted by domestic violence. The confidential site — planned to open the week of Nov. 24 — will include 10...

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha cobrado una factura muy desproporcionada en las carreras, las finanzas y la vida en el hogar de las mujeres. Aunque las vacunas pueden representar una solución, a medida que los científicos estudian la infección por coronavirus y las respuestas...