Pinnacles National Park tourism creates $12.6M in economic benefits
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 215,555 visitors to Pinnacles National Park in 2016 spent $12.6 million in communities near the park.
VNA Hospice to offer resources via mobile center to Spanish-speaking residents in King City
KING CITY — VNA Hospice will host two locations in King City where its Latino Mobile Resource Center van will be parked and staff will be on hand to help with community needs.
The mobile center, which also stopped in Chualar on July 9, offers...
Disaster CalFresh food benefits available for storm victims
MONTEREY COUNTY — 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...
Podiatrist joins Mee Memorial’s lineup of specialists in King City
KING CITY — With a private practice in San Luis Obispo and Templeton, Dr. Lant Abernathy will be heading north two to three times per month to see patients and perform surgeries in King City.
Witnessing his father contentedly practice medicine for 35 years, and...
City of King staff among ‘Move It’ challenge fall winners
KING CITY — The team from City of King was among the fall winners of the Move It Monterey County Challenge, which occurred Oct. 1-31.
Presented by Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) in co-sponsorship with Blue Zones Monterey County and MY Museum, the goal...
Monterey County Health Department awarded grant for cannabis education
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department is the recipient of a $168,862 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its Cannabis Education Program in the Public Health Bureau.
The grant will fund community educational outreach and coordinated strategies focused on...
Monterey County begins planning process for Family Justice Center in King City
KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has scheduled a community forum on Thursday to discuss the planning process for creating a Monterey County Family Justice Center, South County Office in King City.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the Sept. 22...
Caltrans to reopen Highway 1 at Rat Creek by April 30
MONTEREY COUNTY — Caltrans has announced that it will reopen Highway 1 at Rat Creek in Monterey County by April 30, nearly two months ahead of schedule.
A full closure of the highway has been in place following the Jan. 28 mudslide that washed out...
Salinas Valley golf tournament, barrel racing events raise $67K for Key for a Cure Foundation
SALINAS VALLEY — Key for a Cure Foundation sponsored two events in October, one each in Salinas and King City, that raised a combined total of more than $67,000 in support of pediatric cancer research.
The Foundation’s second annual Golf Tournament benefiting St. Jude Children’s...
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