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KING CITY — One of the largest features of the Salinas Valley Fair, the Junior Livestock Auction, will continue to take place through an online format even while the 2020 fair itself has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The auction will take place on...

Highway 1 closure planned for Timber Fire response MONTEREY COUNTY — An eight-mile stretch of Highway 1 in Big Sur is scheduled to close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, to support emergency response operations for the Timber Fire. The closure will extend from approximately...

ANNUAL BBQ KING CITY — Pine Canyon Firefighters will host their 30th annual Tri-Tip Steak Barbecue this Sunday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pine Canyon Fire Station on Pine Canyon Road in King City. It will be takeout or sit...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Sen. John Laird (D–Santa Cruz) has selected Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss as the 2026 Woman of the Year for Senate District 17, recognizing her decades of leadership in public education and her commitment to supporting students, educators and...

Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wu’s upcoming book, “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,” which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology. Jackie Vazquez spends the majority of...

SOLEDAD — Organic farming company Braga Fresh is co-hosting a free, day-long seminar for area growers at the company’s farm in Soledad on Thursday, Feb. 16. Co-hosted by Sustainable Conservation and the Monterey County Farm Bureau, the event will cover the practical knowledge of cover...

GONZALES — On May 20, Jesus Tejeda, 37, of Gonzales, was sentenced to 38 years and eight months in prison after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter with the personal use a firearm, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in furtherance of...

GONZALES — Gonzales City Council has appointed Carmen Gil to the position of interim city manager, while a formal search for a permanent city manager is conducted over the next four months. Gil has been the city’s director of community engagement and strategic partnerships for...

MONTEREY COUNTY — U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the opening of its Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Monterey County to meet the needs of businesses and individuals who were affected by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred from...

SOLEDAD — New iPads have been ordered for students at Soledad Unified School District after the school board passed a motion during its Sept. 9 meeting to buy 800 of them. These new devices with cases will update the iPads Air 1 models first leased...