SPCA Monterey County advises leaving fawns alone
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Every year the SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center receives tiny fawns mistakenly kidnapped from their attentive mothers. This is because fawns spend the majority of their time curled up in a ball alone, and may appear to be abandoned when...
Arts Council announces Monterey Countyās inaugural Youth Poet Laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY āĀ Mahi Shah of Salinas, a junior at Notre Dame High School, was selected as the inaugural Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate.
Shah will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year and receive a $1,000 honorarium.
Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate...
Monterey County Storm Relief Fund exceeds million-dollar mark
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Storm Relief Fund has surpassed $1 million in grants to local nonprofits to support recovery efforts.
Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) created the Storm Relief Fund on Jan. 10 to assist communities affected by the 2023 winter storms. Through...
King City in Bloom launches āYard of the Monthā award
KING CITY ā Virginia and Yannis Gelos of King City have been selected as the first recipients of King City in Bloomās āYard of the Monthā award, which will be presented every month to a home selected for its tidiness and beauty in the...
Disaster CalFresh food benefits available for storm victims
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Department of Social Services (MCDSS) has announced that individuals and families impacted by recent severe winter storms may be eligible to receive Disaster CalFresh food benefits as part of continuing disaster recovery efforts.
A family of four with a monthly...
King City Mustang boys struggle at bat, but girls still in title hunt
KING CITY ā As we get closer to the finish line, the King City High School boysā baseball team and girls' softball team combined to 1-4 last week.
Baseball
Entering last week, the King City Mustangs baseball team had a two-game winning streak and were 5-2...
Construction resumes on Highway 101 in King City
KING CITY ā With the passing of cold and wet weather conditions, work has again begun on a construction project to rehabilitate the Highway 101 mainline and ramps and to perform a seismic retrofit and widening on the Salinas River Bridge near King City.
On...
King City High senior crowned Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair has announced Kyla Lambert, a senior at King City High School, as Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023.
Over the next year, Lambert will represent the fair, making appearances at special events and inviting guests to attend the 79th annual...
James Hunt appointed as King City police chief
KING CITY ā James Hunt has been appointed as King Cityās new police chief, announced City Manager Steve Adams on Tuesday.
Hunt has been serving in the Cityās interim chief role since late last December, filling in after the departure of previous Chief of Police...
Shooting injures 1 Saturday night in King City
KING CITY ā King City Police Department is investigating a shooting that injured a juvenile Saturday night.
On April 15, at about 8:43 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 600 block of Bishop Street, where there was a celebration happening...