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Greenfield sets free cleanup, recycling day GREENFIELD — Greenfield residents will have an opportunity to dispose of unwanted household items for free during the city’s Reuse, Recycle & Cleanup Day on Saturday, Aug. 29. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, or until...

KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM) recently welcomed about 90 guests to a sold-out Western Murder Mystery Dinner held inside the De Anza Building at San Lorenzo Park in King City. The Aug. 15 event marked MCARLM’s second Murder Mystery...

Hwy 1 closure planned for Timber Fire response MONTEREY COUNTY — An eight-mile stretch of Highway 1 in Big Sur is scheduled to close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, to support emergency response operations for the Timber Fire. The closure will extend from approximately...

KING CITY — Six South Monterey County students were recognized for completing a summer leadership program and local artists were honored for their work last month during Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez’s annual open house in King City. The South County Young Leaders program was...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Montage Health Foundation has been awarded a $1.56 million, three-year contract from the Monterey County Health Department to launch a new opioid and substance use prevention education initiative for Monterey County youth. Approved by the County’s Board of Supervisors in April, the...

Low-cost spay, neuter clinics planned through fall KING CITY — SPCA Monterey County is offering low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinics in King City and Greenfield through October, supported by donor funding. Clinics will be held at the King City Recreation Center on Aug. 27, Sept....

KING CITY — A 42-year-old King City man was killed in a shooting early Sunday, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after midnight on Aug. 23, officers from the King City Police Department and deputies from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to...

SAN ARDO — San Ardo Elementary School received a $2,500 literacy grant from VSP Vision on Aug. 19 to help expand student access to books and support reading success. The grant, provided in partnership with the Kendra Scott Foundation, builds on a VSP Eyes of...

Free concert planned for Friday in King City KING CITY — City of King will host a free community concert featuring live music by Los Survivors from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at the Downtown Plaza. The all-ages event will offer an evening...

KING CITY — King City’s Mesa Del Rey Airport is set for another round of federal investment as part of a new funding package announced Friday by California’s U.S. senators. The airport will receive $146,519 from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program to update...