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...
Highway 198 reopens Friday after repairs to damages from winter storms
SAN LUCAS ā Highway 198 in Monterey County fully reopened at 8 a.m. on Friday, June 2, after repairs were completed to a washout of the roadway caused by damage from winter storms.
Crews working on Highway 198, 20.2 miles east of Highway 101, excavated...
Limosnero and Flores named King City Mustang Athletes of the Year
KING CITY ā King City High School Athletics Program has selected senior student-athletes Sage Flores and Israel Limosnero as the 2023 Athletes of the Year.
An event celebrating their accomplishments as Mustangs took place May 22 at the schoolās Robert Stanton Theatre.
Flores was a three-sport...
King City High senior receives arts scholarship
KING CITY ā Two students from South Monterey County are among the 11 recipients who were awarded 2023 College Arts Scholarships from the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC).
The $2,500 scholarships are given to graduating high school seniors in Monterey County who are pursuing...
Salinas Valley farmers seek rebound after floods, virus hit lettuce crops
SALINAS VALLEY ā Things were challenging enough for lettuce growers in Monterey Countyās Salinas Valley before Mother Nature dealt a one-two punch in this yearās storms.
Farmers in 2022 had suffered an estimated $150 million in crop losses as impatiens necrotic spot virus ā a...
Banquet honors longtime swim coach for King City Mustangs
KING CITY ā King City High School swim teamās season-ending awards night, held earlier this month, ended with a surprise for head coach Cheryll Hill, who was thanked for her 30 years of coaching the Mustang teams.
āI was not expecting to be recognized,ā Hill...
CHP to deploy additional officers in King City area this weekend
KING CITY ā In an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes, California Highway Patrol (CHP) King City Area will deploy additional officers beginning Friday on Highway 101 during Memorial Day weekend.
Officers will look for violations by both motorcycle riders and drivers that...
Track and Field | King Cityās Limosnero qualifies for State
KING CITY ā King City High School distance ace Israel Limosnero set a school record in the 800 meters at 1:55.17 last Saturday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championship Finals at Gilroy High School.
Limosnero led for most of the race but...
Softball | King City Mustangsā season ends after 2-1 loss
KING CITY ā In a season that had its ups and downs, the King City High girlsā softball team was able to win five straight games to sneak into the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
After last season ended the way it did, losing...
Thousands turn out for 2023 Salinas Valley Fair in King City
KING CITY ā Once again the Salinas Valley Fair drew thousands of people to King City for a long weekend of family-friendly activities and entertainment, including its first-ever huge concert headlined by multiplatinum country singer Dylan Scott on Saturday night.
The 79th annual celebration featured...