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KING CITY — In January 2023, Darlene Noriega faced every parent’s nightmare when her son faced a major medical emergency. While in class at Soledad High School, Noriega’s oldest son Zion experienced spontaneous pneumothorax, an unexplainable lung collapse. The condition is caused by a buildup...

SALINAS VALLEY — ArtWorks @Salinas, a program from Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC), has announced its upcoming exhibit, “Home: From the Valley to the Peninsula,” featuring the incredible works of Greenfield artist Javier Lopez Jr. The new exhibit opens Friday, April 4, with an...

KING CITY — After a loss in the Central Coast Section (CCS) play-in game, the King City Mustangs’ hopes of getting into the softball playoffs were up to the CCS committee, which ultimately placed them into the CCS Division V playoff bracket. After making the...

KING CITY — Male and Female Athletes of the Year for the 2024-25 school year at King City High School were announced last week. Mustang senior volleyball, basketball and softball player Amity Hearne was chosen as the Female Athlete of the Year, and senior cross...

KING CITY — King City’s Beautification Week has arrived, and residents and businesses are urged to pick a project to beautify the town. Beautification Week 2025 will run from June 20-29 under the sponsorship of the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture in partnership...

KING CITY — King City Rotary Club hosted the fourth annual Rabbit Run — a fundraiser for its high school scholarship fund — on Saturday off Oasis Road in King City. The July 12 event welcomed 107 runners and walkers on an exciting route through...

SALINAS VALLEY — The Greenfield and King City high school softball teams have winning records in their respective divisions of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. The Bruins are 3-0 in the Cypress Division and the Mustangs are 4-1 in the Mission Division. Greenfield played at...

KING CITY — More than 200 seniors celebrated the end of their academic journey at King City High School last Saturday, before a packed audience at War Memorial Stadium. The June 7 graduation ceremony opened with a presentation of the flags by the KCHS Military...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) is inviting residents who were renting or previously owned a home in Monterey County during the 2023 floods to attend a free Homebuyer Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Salinas. The workshop will introduce the ReCoverCA Homebuyer...

KING CITY — A six-foot wide photo from the 1914 fire at the Vendome Hotel in King City has been installed at the Rising Phoenix Tap Room at 320 Broadway. The newly opened business in the town’s historic district is the setting for one of...