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KING CITY — Greenfield Bruins came out on top during their first game of the 2023-24 high school football season last Friday at home against the King City Mustangs. Both teams entered this season looking to replace some essential parts they lost a year ago. After...

KING CITY — Local and county leaders gathered last Wednesday to break ground on Casa de Esperanza, a long-anticipated project that will transform a shuttered motel into 46 studio apartments for individuals experiencing homelessness in King City. The July 30 groundbreaking ceremony, held at the...

A collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service, King City in Bloom, Sun Street Centers, Hartnell College, King City High School, Starbucks employees and Greenfield Community Science Workshop completed a successful cleanup project Saturday at the U.S. Forest Service District Office in King City. From...

CENTRAL COAST — Caltrans District 5 has reached a historic milestone with 83 total projects worth more than $1 billion in active construction to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. “This is a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week South Monterey County football teams were able to use helmets at practice for the first time and put on full pads at the end of the week to mark the end of the dead period in the Central Coast...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The new Start/Finish bridge that connects parking and hospitality areas with the race paddock was placed into position April 7, signaling a visual progression of improvements underway at the 66-year-old WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas. Granite Construction’s enormous 350-ton All Terrain...

KING CITY — As the school year wraps up, along with another year of high school softball, the King City Mustangs have handed out their awards for the season. The following players received team awards: Most Valuable Player: Malaya CarrilloSilver Slugger Award: Julia MendezCoaches Award: Ava...

KING CITY — King City High School’s Amity Hearne has received the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Central Coast Section (CCS) Scholar-Athlete Award for 2025. Hearne, the 18-year-old daughter of Jim and Trina Hearne, was chosen as the female winner of the award, while Anthony Toriz...

SALINAS VALLEY — Taylor Farms recently hosted employees and their families at its annual scholarship luncheon on June 15.  This year 37 students were selected as new scholarship recipients. In addition, Taylor Farms is also awarding 101 renewed scholarships, for students who were awarded between...

KING CITY — King City Mustangs pulled off an upset victory against the undefeated Greenfield Bruins to clinch second place at last week’s Mission Division wrestling finals. The dual meet was highly contested and came down to the final match of the night between heavyweights...