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SALINAS VALLEY — Students from throughout South Monterey County had a chance to compete in essay writing to earn a scholarship during the Steinbeck Center’s Young Authors Day of Writing. Top middle school students were nominated by their teachers to write an essay about “The Red Pony”...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Though there are no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Monterey County currently, the county’s team of public health professionals and medical providers have begun preparations for a potential outbreak. “While there is great public concern about this virus, there...

GONZALES — Monterey County Board of Supervisors scheduled a special meeting at Gonzales City Hall to host county leaders all the way up to the federal level in a discussion of area issues. Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez oversees District 3, which includes a majority of South Monterey...

SALINAS VALLEY — Local voters in South Monterey County have chosen whether or not to support several school bond measures listed on the ballot in California’s primary election on Super Tuesday, March 3. As of Monterey County Elections’ final report Tuesday night, King City Union School District’s...

SALINAS VALLEY — Alliance on Aging hosted the fifth annual South County Trashion Show at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City last Thursday, which coincided with the organization’s 50th anniversary year. The theme for the Feb. 20 fundraiser was Mardi Gras, and dress designers were directed...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County is being examined as a possible area for the Blue Zones Project (BZP), with a Wine at Five social hour and keynote presentation planned for Feb. 26, followed by a community presentation on Feb. 27 at the Salinas...

GONZALES — CoderDojo is coming to Gonzales starting Feb. 22 in a program that runs for six Saturdays. There is no maximum capacity and no minimum computer skill required to sign up, with classes free for students ages 8 to 17, due to Innovation Award funds. Students...

GONZALES — Every first and third Saturday at the Gonzales Library, youth and adults alike are able to participate in the Let's Read Together program, where everyone reads together for a short period then discusses what they’ve read with the group. Sometimes, like this...

GONZALES — A Valentine’s Day party was held Monday for Gonzales residents age 55 or older, hosted by Adventure Seeking Seniors. The party drew an estimated attendance of 50 seniors, who gathered at St. Theodore’s Church Parish Hall for a lunch from Lucky Bamboo, socializing, card making,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — A community workshop was held last Friday in Salinas to consider options in how to pay for Monterey County’s aging dams and reservoirs, which continue to provide water for drinking and agriculture to the Salinas Valley. Landowners, politicians, legal experts and concerned citizens packed the...