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KING CITY — King City Rotary Club’s Rabbit Run will make its return Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m. at the San Bernabe Visitors Center, located at 53001 Oasis Road in King City. The Rotary Club anticipates 150 participants, and will offer additional features to...

Don Bolin of Soledad and Blas Trujillo of Greenfield were named to the Summer 2024 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 and above for...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Human Services (CHS) has provided the Monterey County Parks Department with 17 cases of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, the opioid overdose reversal medication, free of charge. This represents over 200 individual doses of Narcan that park rangers can administer to distressed...

SALINAS VALLEY — Rose Escobar of Salinas has been crowned Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023 and will represent the California Rodeo Salinas as an ambassador for the event and western lifestyle over the next year. The annual competition took place over two days, July 7-8,...

KING CITY — King City Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 6 to 10 p.m. at an undisclosed location within King City. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose...

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s boys’ basketball team played three games in Hawaii at the Moanlua Tourney. In their first game on Dec. 4, the Aztecs beat Nanakuli High 46-44. On Dec. 5, Soledad was beaten 73-32 by Mid Pacific Institute. The mainland boys then...

KING CITY — For the 10th consecutive year, the King City High School FFA Chapter has been recognized as one of the top 20 FFA programs in California. This distinction is based on the number of State and American Degrees earned by the students, showcasing...

SALINAS VALLEY — Ever since a young child, Rose Escobar dreamed of becoming a Rodeo Queen — a best-in-class combination of horsemanship and athletic abilities paired with personal skills of public speaking and knowledge of the heritage of agriculture. That dream came true this year...

KING CITY — King City Loaves and Fishes handed out toys to more than 100 children on Dec. 22. The toys were donated by members of the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated and Aera Energy. The program was fortunate to have J.W. Paine volunteer to...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced the newest recipients of its 2025 Community Arts Grants, awarding $109,000 in total funding to 16 local organizations bringing arts and culture to communities across all five supervisorial districts. These grants, up to $7,500...