General Election 2024: Voters approve school bonds, shoot down city taxes in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā Voters in South Monterey County have shaped the future of both local schools and city infrastructure in the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, with mixed results across the measures.
All school district bond measures are currently passing, set to fund essential facility...
Volleyball | King City Lady Mustangs, Broncos celebrate 2024 season
KING CITY ā King City High Lady Mustangs and Broncos volleyball teams wrapped up their 2024 season with an awards banquet on Nov. 25 in the school cafeteria.
āIt was a great night to celebrate our teamsā accomplishments this season,ā said Lady Mustangs head coach...
Mee Memorial Healthcare System receives Womenās Choice Award as one of Americaās best hospitals for emergency timeliness
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System has received the 2024 Womenās Choice Award for Emergency Timeliness as one of Americaās top-ranking hospitals in the category.
The Womenās Choice Award honors hospitals that receive extraordinary recommendation ratings and have demonstrated exceptional service and clinical standards...
Monterey County Preschool Service Corps starts fourth program year
KING CITY ā As the 2023-24 school year begins, a fourth cohort of Monterey County Preschool Service Corps members are entering classrooms from King City to Monterey, eager to start their journeys with the program.
This program year, 18 Preschool Service Corps (PSC) members recited...
Soccer | South Monterey County teams contending in league
SALINAS VALLEY ā Almost midway through the Pacific Coast Athletic League soccer season, a few South Monterey County boysā and girlsā teams are staying competitive in their respective divisions.
The King City boys are in first place in the Mission Division and the Gonzales girls...
King Cityās 8th annual Trunk or Treat brings spooky fun to fairgrounds
KING CITY ā More than 1,700 children and adults donned their best Halloween costumes last Friday to attend King Cityās eighth annual Trunk or Treat at the Salinas Valley Fairgroundsā Expo Lawn.
Hosted by the King City Recreation Department, the free family event ran from...
Heal Together celebrates one year of healing
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In early 2021, Hospice Giving Foundation CEO Siobhan Greene posed a question to the community, āIn this time of incredible grief and loss, how can we join together to heal?ā After a competitive grant process, on Dec. 9, 2021, Hospice Giving...
King City Mustang girls beat Aztecs, as boys fall to Bruins
KING CITY ā It hasn't been the greatest start for King City High Schoolās softball team, which has lost three games and had rain keeping them from playing others. But last week they were able to get things rolling against their South Monterey County...
Friendsgiving Lunch brings holiday warmth to Monterey Countyās most vulnerable
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Interim Inc. hosted its annual Friendsgiving Lunch on Nov. 21 at the OMNI Resource Center in Salinas, welcoming more than 200 clients and community members, including individuals experiencing homelessness or living with mental health challenges.
The event, which has been supported by...
Softball | King City Mustangs clinch playoff spot
KING CITY ā While Watsonville has locked up the Mission Division softball title, King City, Pacific Grove and Carmel were separated by one game going into the final week.
The importance in that is only three teams from the Mission earn automatic Central Coast Section...























