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KING CITY — King City High School Mustang Marching Band performed last Friday afternoon during the annual Homecoming Parade. The young musicians were marching — and not riding on a flatbed — for the first time in six years, according to new Music Director David...

JOLON — San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA) recently sold a watercolor painting of the Dutton Hotel to Monterey Museum of Art after it spent years on display inside Wells Fargo Bank in King City. In January 2020, Katherine Halligan of Halligan Fine Art appraised...

KING CITY — 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...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is showing its support for the people of Ukraine, displaying the eastern European country’s flag inside the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers in Salinas after hosting a special ceremony earlier this month. The county spent time during the supervisors’ meeting on...

SAN LUCAS — Estella Ramirez received a trophy Aug. 19, recognizing her having earned the title of Monterey County Classified School Employee of the Year. The original announcement at San Lucas Union School District, where Ramirez works as an office clerk, was made March 6...

KING CITY — The 2022 Monterey International Wine Competition wrapped up March 12 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City. Eighteen judges representing all aspects of the wine industry swirled and sipped through 743 entries, resulting in the selection of 58 Platinum Award winners,...

KING CITY — One dozen vehicles and a bicyclist joined the Independence Day Cruise on July 4 in King City. The cruise was organized by Elaine Rosales after official citywide celebrations were canceled. Vehicles passed by some neighborhoods and stayed mostly on larger roads, where...

KING CITY — After a two-year hiatus, the campfire at “Ghost Stories,” an event put on by Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM), roared back on Saturday. About 60 people gathered in The Pit section of San Lorenzo Park in King City for...

SALINAS VALLEY — Applications are currently being accepted for the prestigious title of Miss Salinas Valley Fair, which is open to any junior or senior high school girl who is a resident or student of school districts in the counties of Monterey, San Benito,...