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SALINAS VALLEY — When Luz Garcia graduated with honors from Alisal High School in 1991, her dream of becoming a doctor was, agonizingly, just out of reach. She had been offered a full-ride scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley, with the prospect of continuing...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Chamber of Commerce hosted the 35th Annual Soledad Christmas Celebration on Dec. 5, which was restructured as a drive-thru parade this year due to Covid-19 health restrictions. Vehicles with lights traveled through town to bring in the festive mood on a Saturday...

COAT DRIVE GREENFIELD — The annual coat drive in Greenfield has resumed and a collection container will be placed outside Greenfield Community Science Workshop, 45 El Camino Real, from Monday through Saturday. NO WALK-INS KING CITY — Mee Memorial Hospital in King City announced Dec. 6 that...

GREENFIELD — New orders from the state have not modified existing guidance for the operation of in-person instruction at elementary schools, so Greenfield Union School District has continued with small-group instruction since receiving waiver approval in November. “We continue to meet with our Reopening Task...

KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum will host its latest pop-up program, a classic car exhibit and barbecue, at San Lorenzo Park in King City on Saturday, Dec. 12. Vehicles on display will be from the MCARLM classic car collection, with...

SALINAS VALLEY — Local pets have been impacted alongside their human families as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic causes an increased need for food assistance. The SPCA for Monterey County has been hosting off-site pet food banks monthly since June, with Greenfield having served as the...

SOLEDAD — Seats shifted during Soledad City Council’s Dec. 2 meeting, in which outgoing Mayor Fred Ledesma called the meeting to order one last time while Anna Velazquez was sworn in as the city’s first female mayor.  Ledesma took a moment to reflect on his...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is enacting the state’s latest health restrictions early to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 and patient overflow at area hospitals after monitoring local and regional intensive care unit (ICU) capacity. On Wednesday, the county's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Representatives from several area chambers of commerce spoke about how Monterey County businesses are dealing with the Covid-19 shutdowns during a Dec. 2 media briefing. Monterey County has been tracking data about economic impacts, including the loss of more than 47,000 jobs...

DRIVE-THRU CLINIC KING CITY — King City Union School District and Monterey County Health Department have partnered to offer a free drive-thru flu clinic on Friday, Dec. 11, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Del Rey Elementary School parking lot, 502 King St. FluMist...