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Soccer | South Monterey County teams roll on offense

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — In a game where one goal might be enough to win a game, the high school girls’ soccer teams from Gonzales and Greenfield produced 28 goals combined in the second week of Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional play. Goal production was not...

Fort Hunter Liggett supports Madre Fire response with firefighters, heavy equipment

Fort Hunter Liggett dozer
JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support the Madre Fire in the Los Padres National Forest’s remote central California area from July 2-14. They were part of the team of hundreds of...

Chasing Dreams, Finding Cures Barrel Race marks 10th anniversary in King City

Barrel Race competitor
KING CITY — Hundreds of riders and supporters gathered at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds earlier this month as Key For a Cure celebrated the 10th Annual Chasing Dreams, Finding Cures Barrel Race in King City. Organizers said the two-day event drew more than 200 riders...

County of Monterey launches virtual assistant Bixby

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey has officially launched its first-ever virtual assistant and chatbot, Bixby, following a successful beta phase that began in March. ā€œThe next time you need to do business online with the County of Monterey’s Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office, you may...

Mee Memorial Healthcare System reveals vibrant mural in King City

Mee Memorial Healthcare System mural
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System (MMHS) has announced a new mural in King City with artists Paul Richmond and Brenda Scettrini-Saglio, who designed the scene located at 809 Broadway St., facing Canal Street. The mural showcases South Monterey County’s natural beauty and vibrant...

Football | King City Mustangs clinch division title

King City High School football players and coach
KING CITY — All season long King City High’s football coaches and players kept it simple — be more physical than the other team, don’t turn the ball over and take it one game at a time. The goals of winning a championship and qualifying...

King City boxers win at Rock Boxing

King City Boxing Club
KING CITY — Two boxers from the King City Boxing Club came home with wins after fighting in a boxing show last Saturday at Rock Boxing in Salinas. Alex Salazar, 13, won by unanimous decision at 116 pounds and Alexis Ramos, 16, also won by...

Natalia Merritt, 2024 Miss Salinas Valley Fair, embarks on new journey

Miss Salinas Valley Fair
KING CITY — King City High School junior Natalia Merritt has embarked upon her newfound fame as the 2024 Miss Salinas Valley Fair. The 17-year-old’s first official appearance took place April 20 during the annual Salinas Valley Fair Kick-Off held inside the Orradre Building, where...

King City Homekey housing project collapses, funds missing

King City Days Inn Project Homekey
KING CITY — California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit last week against the developer of King City’s troubled Project Homekey motel conversion, and the City of King is named as a defendant. The project at a former Days Inn near the Highway 101...

King City woman arrested for child abuse

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a welfare check on a woman who left her family’s residence after threatening to harm her two small children and herself on Dec. 21 at about 11:17 a.m. Through the investigation it was...
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