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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Workforce Development Board is teaming up with co-sponsors, including the Monterey County Farm Bureau, the Agricultural Personnel Management Association and Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology, for a virtual job fair on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The organizations are encouraging...

JOLON — Federal Highway Administration will provide $12.6 million in federal funding to repair and reconstruct Nacimiento-Fergusson Road in South Monterey County, announced Congressman Jimmy Panetta in January. The mountain road, which connects Highway 1 along the coast to Mission Road near Fort Hunter Liggett,...

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Ricardo Jose Rodriguez was sentenced Feb. 3 to more than 10 years in prison for a series of domestic violence crimes, as well as an assault in the Monterey County Jail. Rodriguez, 38, had previously been convicted of kidnapping and causing...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Administrative Office has announced the hiring of Nicholas M. Pasculli as county communications director. Pasculli, who begins his duties on Feb. 14, will lead the county’s communications programs and advise the Board of Supervisors and the County Administrative Officer on...

POETRY CONTEST MONTEREY COUNTY — Entries are currently being accepted for the Cowboy Poetry Contest, which is open to youth ages 18 and younger. The contest, sponsored by Monterey County Free Libraries, Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries and California Rodeo Salinas, features prizes that...

Anna Barragan of Soledad, Jenna Pepple of Greenfield and Alicia Pruett of Salinas were named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time undergraduate students who earned a minimum GPA of 3.7 and above are named to...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is making good on its commitment to invest up to $1 million to secure more Covid-19 rapid tests for the community, with the first direct purchases from this effort arriving last week. About 750 test kits were delivered last Wednesday,...

PLAYGROUND CLOSURE KING CITY — City of King will temporarily close the playground at Forden Park for repairs to the playground surface beginning Feb. 8 and lasting for one week. The remainder of the park will stay open for public use. The form surface will...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Elizabeth Gonzalez, 38, was sentenced Jan. 19 to six years in state prison for striking and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence of methamphetamine. On Aug. 28, 2021, at 1:29 a.m., Gonzalez was driving westbound on East Alisal Street...

CALIFORNIA — California will roll back its mask requirement next week for vaccinated residents in most indoor spaces, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. The state implemented the mandate in mid-December as COVID-19 cases began to spike due to the highly infectious omicron variant, requiring residents...