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The Cork and Plough hosted the Second Annual Books and Brews on Aug. 12, during which residents met two Monterey County authors, Anne Ylvisaker and Carol Diggory Shields, who read passages from their writings.

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 215,555 visitors to Pinnacles National Park in 2016 spent $12.6 million in communities near the park.

Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, Inc. (MOWSV) has announced that Robyn Chamberlin has joined the current Board of Directors as incoming treasurer.

SOLEDAD — Members of the Soledad American Legion Post 32 and local veterans will host a virtual Memorial Day tribute to fallen service members on Monday, May 25, all while maintaining social distancing protocol. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-veterans-to-host-virtual-memorial-day-ceremony/

Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum’s second annual Cocktails in the Barn this Friday will celebrate the recent acquisition of King City’s first fire engine while raising funds for its restoration.

Transportation Agency for Monterey County and Monterey-Salinas Transit announced this week that the federal government shutdown is adversely affecting regional transportation projects and transit services in the county.

SOLEDAD — Premiere Cinemas in Soledad hosted its grand opening last Saturday, drawing hundreds of moviegoers who filled the lobby area for the celebration.  Multiple speeches were delivered from company representatives as well as area leaders, and four screens were open to play a free...

Two San Vicente certificated employees were chosen as September Employees of the Month and were recognized by Soledad Unified School District Board Members on Sept. 13 at the board meeting.

A group of the Peregrine Fund’s California condors will soon be unfurling their nine-and-a-half-foot wings to soar the skies of central California, but first they have to get from the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, all the way to central California, where the National Park Service and the Ventana Wildlife Society will release the condors from their respective sites at Pinnacles National Park and in Big Sur.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Food Bank for Monterey County has begun food distribution throughout the Salinas Valley, with a recent operation in King City seeing 525 cars show up to obtain food. Members of the California National Guard were present to place the food into vehicles,...