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MONTEREY COUNTY — California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond joined Monterey County education leaders last week to highlight financial literacy efforts and encourage families to claim CalKIDS scholarship accounts available to eligible students. The Sept. 2 event at the Monterey County Office of...

SALINAS — Monterey County Government Center at 168 W. Alisal St. in Salinas will remain closed to the public and general staff through the end of the week as cleanup and remediation efforts continue following an extensive sewer line malfunction. "The extended closure is necessary...

MONTEREY COUNTY — With the National Weather Service issuing a heat advisory for the area from 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, through 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, SPCA Monterey County is reminding pet owners to take precautions to protect animals from potentially dangerous temperatures. Hot...

MONTEREY COUNTY — September is Healthy Aging Month, and Alliance On Aging is using the national observance to encourage Monterey County residents to celebrate aging while connecting older adults and their families with resources that support independence, dignity and well-being. Healthy aging encompasses far more...

GONZALES — Gonzales Union High School Class of 1966 will celebrate its 60th class reunion with an informal gathering Sunday, Oct. 4, at Mission Soledad. The reunion will be held at 11 a.m. during the historic Soledad Mission Fiesta Fundraiser BBQ at Mission Soledad, 36641...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Community Health Care District is bringing mobile mammography services to Soledad through a partnership with Central California Alliance for Health and Alinea Medical Imaging. The partnership with Alinea, an affiliate of Rezolut Mobile, will provide on-site 2-D digital mammography services through a...

GONZALES — Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has granted the City of Gonzales’ appeal regarding the completeness of its Vista Lucia Reorganization application, clearing the way for the project to move forward to a full hearing before the Commission. “We appreciate the Commission’s...

SALINAS VALLEY — For Candi DePauw, Jynel Gularte and Colby Pereira, agriculture is more than an industry. It is a family legacy, a career and a way of life deeply woven into the communities of South Monterey County. The three women — DePauw and Pereira...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Beginning this fall semester, Hartnell College students will be able to ride Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) more easily through a new Tap2Ride pilot program that allows them to board by simply tapping a contactless bankcard on the fare reader. The pilot streamlines the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has received a $250,000 federal grant to continue efforts aimed at preventing youth violence, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced Aug. 18. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Preventing Violence Affecting Young Lives, or...