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KING CITY — On a sunny December afternoon outside Mee Memorial Hospital in King City, the spirit of giving was alive and well. The Salvation Army’s annual holiday drive, part of the KSBW “Share Your Holiday” campaign, drew community members together to support families...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey’s Emergency Communications Department (ECD) operates the countywide consolidated emergency communications system for emergency and non-emergency call answering, as well as dispatch services for a majority of Monterey County. Recently, ECD has implemented new tools for reporting non-emergency information,...

KING CITY — Large historic photos of King City have been placed around town thanks to a grant from the Rita and Luis Echenique Charitable Foundation. The grant was received by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture through the work of local historians...

KING CITY — Students of all artistic disciplines will have their works shown at the Salinas Valley Arts and Innovation Hub’s fourth annual South County Arts Empowerment Showcase on Friday, May 9, at Hartnell College’s King City Education Center. From drawing and painting to music...

KING CITY — New officers Christian Salazar and Ignacio Hernandez were officially sworn in by Chief James Hunt on Aug. 13 during the King City Council meeting. Both officers graduated from the Basic Police Academy in June and are currently in phase two of...

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System has unveiled California’s first Fuji full-body X-ray and fluoroscopy imaging system, bringing cutting-edge technology to the region. As the only hospital in South Monterey County, Mee Memorial is a lifeline for residents — often serving as the first...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Office and Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) are joining efforts to offer a new program, Books and Ballots: Candidate Filing. The program offers flex candidate filing locations at various libraries during specified times in the candidate filing period. Candidates...

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...

KING CITY — On King City’s First Street, so-named because it was, stands a metal building with a clock. This is the Meyers Farmworker Housing Facility, a dorm-style seasonal home for more than 350 agricultural workers from Latin America. Since David Gill, Steve Scaroni and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Eight organizations are teaming up to address the major health needs of residents of the Monterey Bay and Salinas Valley regions. The Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative is a partnership that was established in 2022 between Montage Health, Salinas Valley Health, Mee...