Metal butterflies adorn mural landscaping at Mee Memorial Healthcare System
KING CITY ā A joint project with the King City High School Agriculture Department and the community has produced colorful wrought-iron butterflies to decorate the pollinator plantings at the new mural at Mee MemorialĀ Healthcare System.
Located at 809 Broadway St., behind 7-11, the planter underneath...
King City and San Lucas school employees honored for exemplary teaching
KING CITY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) has recognized three South Monterey County school employees, including two from King City, for their outstanding teaching skills.
Tiffany Lewis and Milton Hambly, both teachers in the King City Union School District, and Araceli Godinez, instructional...
Photos | King Cityās Trunk or Treat brings fa-boo-lous fun
More than 1,700 children and their families attended the sixth annual Trunk or Treat, hosted by the King City Recreation Department on Halloween, Oct. 31, at the Salinas Valley Fairgroundsā Expo Lawn.
In addition to costume contests and prizes, youth were able to go...
Greenfield Community Science Workshop receives acclaim
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Community Science Workshop was honored with the āExcellence in Educationā award by the Monterey County School Boards Association (MCSBA) during its annual dinner and organizational meeting March 30 at Hartnell Community College in Salinas.
Greenfield Community Science Workshop was selected from a...
Football | King City downs Mariners, 49-7
KING CITY ā The King City Mustangs were the only South Monterey County football team with a win last week in the third week of pre-season games.
The Mustangs regrouped after a loss to Palma to improve to 2-1, as they downed the Marina Mariners...
Monterey County Business Council to release employment trends, workforce dynamics findings on Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Business Council (MCBC) has announced an event titled āCan Monterey Businesses Compete? Groundbreaking Report on Employment Trends and Workforce Dynamicsā that will feature the release of a comprehensive new study from Beacon Economics.
This pivotal report, beginning with national and...
King Cityās El Grito Celebration honors Mexican independence with festivities, cultural traditions
KING CITY ā Dancers from Baile FolklĆ³rico were among the performers Sunday during King City's El Grito Celebration, an annual tradition marking the anniversary of the Grito de Dolores ā a call to arms that initiated the Mexican War of Independence.
Sponsored by the King...
Historic photos on display in King City businesses
KING CITY ā Large historic photos of King City have been placed around town thanks to a grant from the Rita and Luis Echenique Charitable Foundation.
The grant was received by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture through the work of local historians...
Applications due Friday for Monterey County film scholarship program
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commissionās Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program, the deadline of which to apply online is Nov. 10.
This year the program plans to award students up to $2,000 in...
Monterey County: Whistleblower lawsuit accuses current sheriff, former undersheriff of official misconduct
MONTEREY COUNTY ā A 23-year veteran of the Monterey County Sheriffās Office has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against his former employer alleging he was illegally fired after helping to form a union, refusing to endorse candidates for sheriff and opposing the sexual harassment of...