Football | King City Mustangs struggle in 34-12 loss to Breakers
KING CITY ā With a 34-12 loss to Pacific Grove last Friday night, the King City Mustangs football team must improve their play with critical Mission Division games coming up against Carmel and Greenfield.
King City head coach Mac Villanueva needs his team to bounce...
Basketball | King City girls stumble to Watsonville, head to tourney with Soledad this week
SALINAS VALLEY ā King City High varsity girlsā basketball team lost 60-27 at home to the Watsonville Wildcatz on Nov. 26.
Watsonville held a 28-16 halftime lead then pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring King City 16-6.
Kendyl Burpo led the Lady Mustangs with eight...
State awards $10M to Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency for groundwater monitoring, outreach
SALINAS VALLEY ā California Department of Water Resources has awarded more than $10 million in funding to the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) through the Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Grant Program to support implementation of SVBGSAās state-mandated groundwater sustainability plans in four...
Hartnell College to host Panther Prep Days for high school seniors
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley high school seniors who plan to attend Hartnell College and have completed the Steps to Success are encouraged to sign up by April 17 to attend Panther Prep Days on April 27-29 and receive priority registration.
During Panther Prep Day...
Migrant students from South Monterey County participate in Watershed Guardians project
SALINAS VALLEY ā Migrant students from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City high schools recently participated in a three-day adventure in citizen science through the Watershed Guardians project, sponsored by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
The Watershed Guardians Project offers students a unique...
Harmful blue-green algae detected at Lake San Antonio
MONTEREY COUNTY ā County of Monterey Public Works, Facilities and Parks will be posting āDANGERā level warnings at Lake San Antonio North and South Shores due to the recent detection of toxic blue-green algae.
The danger level posting will remain in place until additional test...
California bills for affordable housing, reproductive rights and mental health take effect in 2024
CALIFORNIA ā In partnership with the Legislature, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation over the past year to support reproductive rights, increase affordable housing, hold Big Oil accountable and protect the safety, health and well-being of all Californians.
āCalifornia is more than just a...
Softball | King City Mustangsā season comes to an end
KING CITY ā After a loss in the Central Coast Section (CCS) play-in game, the King City Mustangsā 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...
Photos | King City Memorial Day Ceremony 2023
The annual King City Memorial Day ceremony took place Monday at King City Cemetery. Hosted by King City VFW Post 6747, the May 29 event drew a diverse crowd of families and community members from the surrounding areas to pay their respects to the...
Officers help carry Special Olympics torch through King City
KING CITY ā Police officers carried the Special Olympics Flame of Hope through the streets of King City last Wednesday as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Seventeen runners, including staff from King City Police Department and one member from King City Fire Department,...