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MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has announced the addition of Dr. Rolando Cabrera, Mary Claypool and Robert Cullen to its Board of Directors. “We are excited to add Rolando, Mary and Robert to the board. Their talent and perspective will expand...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has been placed on the state’s Covid-19 county data monitoring watch list after exceeding the 14-day case rate threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 residents and the threshold for percent change in three-day average hospitalizations. California Department of Public Health...

SALINAS — Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation has pledged nearly $1 million in financial support to double down in the fight against pediatric diabetes. Announced Dec. 6, the SVMH Foundation Board of Governors approved a monetary commitment of $900,000 to the Pediatric Wellness Program, operated...

GONZALES — Gonzales City Manager Trevin Barber has left his position with the City of Gonzales after just four months. According to a City news release last week, Barber departed to focus his career on finance and economic development while spending more time with his...

Last week members of the Gonzales FFA heard from the eight Officer Candidates for the 2017-2018 school year.

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and the Arts Council for Monterey County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for three new murals in downtown Soledad last Saturday. This initiative is part of the City’s ongoing efforts to revitalize the downtown area and create a space where residents...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High runner Mario Avila and Gonzales High runner Ashley Ochoa joined four other runners as recipients of scholarships from the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners. While King City, Greenfield and Soledad have had previous winners of the scholarship, Ochoa...

EL GRITO CELEBRATION KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is sponsoring the annual El Grito Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 15. The festivities will kick off with a parade at 10:30 a.m., starting at the Mercadito on Broadway and ending at the...

SALINAS — Hartnell Community College Superintendent/President Patricia Hsieh has resigned from her position effective June 30 after less than a year. Hsieh joined Hartnell last September after working for nearly 14 years as president of Miramar College in the San Diego Community College District. On...

MONTHLY LUNCHEON KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. The guest speaker will be Julie DeMaria, president and co-founder of...