Basketball | South Monterey County teams compete in tournaments
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High girls’ basketball team defeated King City 52-44 in the second day of the Ken Kline Basketball Tournament to finish with a 2-0 record.
Soledad earned the right to play the host Lady Mustangs after beginning the tournament with a 67-12...
Santa pays special visit to King City seniors
Santa Claus paid a special visit to senior residents last Saturday during a spaghetti feed at the Leo Meyer Senior Center in King City.
“We fed a lot of people!” said Kim Ruiz of Coast and Valley Properties, which helped make the Dec. 16...
King City announces new taxi voucher program for seniors
KING CITY — The City Council of King City recently adopted an ordinance streamlining the taxi service permitting process.
As a result, King City now has taxi service for the first time in many years. This also means King City seniors are eligible for...
King City Beautification Week continues through Sunday
Lance Wiershem from RRM Design Group in San Luis Obispo joins Beautification Week chairperson Karen Jernigan (above) during the joint meeting between King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club at San Lorenzo Park’s DeAnza building on June 14.
Wiershem was...
SAVHA Spring Tour features ‘Shooting the Loop’
KING CITY — A Spring Tour of the Bitterwater and Lonoak area is being planned for Saturday, April 13, by the San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA) of Southern Monterey County. Interested participants are encouraged to save the date.
Featured this year in the group’s...
Monterey County Gives! campaign kicks off season of giving for nonprofits
MONTEREY COUNTY — As the season of gratitude and giving unfolds, Monterey County residents have an opportunity to make an important difference.
The annual Monterey County Gives! (MC Gives!) year-end giving campaign, open Nov. 13 through Dec. 31, offers the chance for individuals and businesses...
Boxing | San Ardo, King City boxers win in Sacramento
KING CITY — Bryan Cruz of the San Ardo Boxing Club and Andre Mosqueda of the King City Boxing Club came home winners last weekend after wins in Sacramento.
The 15-year-old Cruz won his match at 106 pounds by split decision, and the 12-year-old Mosqueda...
Softball | King City Mustangs go 1-1 during past week
KING CITY — With games getting rained out due to the weather, the King City Mustangs softball team found a way to play two games last week while riding the hot hand of pitcher Malaya Carrillo.
During the week before, the Lady Mustangs got a...
Football | South Monterey County teams in action Friday for 2025-26 season
SALINAS VALLEY — All four South Monterey County high school football teams will be on the playing fields this Friday, Aug. 22, for the start of the 2025-26 season.
Greenfield will travel to Salinas for the Rancho San Juan Jamboree; King City will head to...
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage as supply drops 25%
CENTRAL COAST — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat and people head out for final summer travel plans.
Since July 1, the Red Cross national blood supply has fallen by more than 25%,...






















