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National poetry competition comes to Monterey County

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MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will host the annual Poetry Out Loud (POL), a national recitation competition for local high school students, on Saturday, Feb. 3. The 2024 POL competition will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the CSUMB...

San Ardo man arrested for child sex abuse

SAN ARDO — Monterey County Child Protective Services contacted the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on March 20 at about 9:45 a.m. to report it had received information about an incident involving the sexual abuse of a child. At that time, the Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit...

City of King accepting applications for Covid-19 business assistance

KING CITY — City of King is now accepting business assistance applications for those who have been impacted financially by the Covid-19 pandemic.Ā  The funding is provided by the City of King and the State of California CDBG program. The City will be offering grants...

King City man convicted of assaulting neighbors with firearm

KING CITY — Following a two-and-a-half-week jury trial, King City resident Mike Riddle, 65, was convicted May 17 of two counts of assault with a firearm, along with enhancements for the use of a firearm.  On Jan. 16, 2022, Riddle’s neighbors called 911 to report...

Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Feb. 29, 2024

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Ariana Mercado of Soledad, Daniel Pantoja of Greenfield and Anthony Rangel of King City were named to the Fall 2023 Dean’s List at University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. USM students must end the semester with a 3.5 GPA or better to make...

King City mayor earns praise from Alliance for Aviation

KING CITY — Alliance for Aviation Across America has commended King City Mayor Mike LeBarre for proclaiming March as ā€œGeneral Aviation Appreciation Month.ā€ In California, general aviation airports support an annual economic impact of more than $32.7 billion, along with 148,000 jobs and a total...

King City shooting kills 1 Sunday afternoon

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KING CITY — King City Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left one man dead. On Dec. 1, at about 1:46 p.m., King City officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Willow Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival,...

Mee Memorial CEO makes national list of best rural hospital execs

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been included on a national list of 80 influential rural hospital leaders. Compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review, the list includes ā€œexecutives who put their heart and soul into ensuring their more remote communities have...

King City Rotary’s 2023 Rabbit Run a success

KING CITY — Participants from all corners of Monterey County and beyond were on hand April 8 at the second annual Rabbit Run, presented by Rotary Club of King City at the San Bernabe Visitor’s Center off Oasis Road south of King City. The new...

Greenfield man arrested for residential burglary in King City

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a subject breaking into an occupied apartment in the 300 block of S. Vanderhurst Avenue on Feb. 9 at about 6:20 p.m.  Upon arrival, officers learned the subject had walked away from the...
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