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Heritage goat sells for $108K at livestock auction

For the first time, Salinas Valley Fair auctioned off a market goat — raised by Ivan Trujillo of Greenfield High School FFA — as the Heritage Foundation Scholarship animal for nearly $1,385 per pound, resulting in a total of $108,000 raised.

Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit returns March 18-19 with virtual format

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit returns March 18-19 for its eighth annual event, recognizing the increasingly international scope of the produce industry, with a number of presenters from Latin America and a diversity of experience and expertise from California. There is...

Seabee chief from King City retires

KING CITY — Chief Petty Officer Michael Baxter, a native of King City, has retired after 21 years of dedicated service. As a Chief Construction Electrician (Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist/Expeditionary Warfare Specialist), Baxter’s years of service include tours with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) Three...

King City Loaves and Fishes distributes toys to local youth

KING CITY — King City Loaves and Fishes handed out toys to children on Dec. 20.Ā  The toys were donated by members of the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated.Ā The program was once again fortunate to have J.W. Paine volunteer to be Santa Claus. The families...

Cal Water begins water infrastructure upgrade in King City

KING CITY — California Water Service (Cal Water) began an important water main replacement project in King City that will keep critical water infrastructure and service in the area safe and reliable. The upgrade will ensure customers, including Town Square tenants and other downtown residents...

Fairy garden workshop blooms at Eden Valley

Steve McShane teaches residents about the simpler gardening alternative called ā€œfairy gardening.ā€

Lockwood teacher honored as Monterey County’s Middle School Teacher of the Year

LOCKWOOD — Heather Robbins of San Antonio School in Lockwood has been named Monterey County’s Middle School Teacher of the Year. The English Language Arts teacher had been told she was being called in to discuss the upcoming school year on July 21, but she...

Kickoff to King City High School Homecoming begins Monday

KING CITY — The tradition of homecoming at King City High School is an event the town looks forward to every year. As the festivities of homecoming start to take place, the ASB leadership class would like to introduce the ā€œHomecoming Horseshoeā€ that will be...

City of King organizes first full-scale disaster drill

King City disaster drill emergency operations exercise
KING CITY — The City of King recently assembled its first full-scale emergency operations exercise in cooperation with multiple agencies to better prepare local leaders and first responders in the event of a major disaster. The Oct. 10 drill, led by City Manager Steve Adams...

King City Hall to reopen to public Monday

KING CITY — City of King has announced that it will reopen City Hall to the public on Monday, June 15. In order to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, however, the public is encouraged to conduct business by phone or e-mail whenever possible. Anyone needing...
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