King City celebrates Independence Day 2024
KING CITY ā Local groups worked in tandem this year to ensure King City and the surrounding areas had numerous ways to celebrate Independence Day.
King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted the fireworks display last Wednesday evening, then Thursday morning Wildhorseās 4th of...
Cooling Centers to open amid excessive heat warning for Monterey County this weekend
MONTEREY COUNTY ā County of Monterey is opening Cooling Centers beginning Friday to assist residents living in areas impacted by the Excessive Heat Warning issued for this weekend.
All residents in impacted areas should be prepared for high temperatures (ranging from the 90s to near...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 6, 2024
FIELD CLOSURES
KING CITY ā Aera Soccer Park and Creek Bridge Softball Park in King City will be closed to the public from Nov. 4 through Feb. 28, 2025. Public Works staff will be working on the fields, which includes re-seeding, aerating and rest. Report...
King City Mustangsā Clavijo signs college letter of intent
KING CITY ā When King City High School senior athlete Elijah Clavijo received the offer to play at Willamette University, he always thought it would be for baseball, but instead it turned out to be for football.
āI never thought I would play football in...
Southbound highway ramps at Wildhorse Road remain closed for construction
KING CITY ā A Caltrans pavement rehabilitation construction project along Highway 101 near King City will continue with ongoing closures of the on- and off-ramps at Wildhorse Road in September.
The southbound ramps will be closed through the entire month, while the northbound ramps are...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Jan. 11, 2022
Ruby Silva of King City and Tricia Smith of Soledad were named to the summer 2021 Presidentās List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 and above are named to the Presidentās List.
Teah...
Local law enforcement takes part in annual Torch Run
King City and Greenfield police departments participated in carrying the Special Olympics Northern Californiaās āFlame of Hopeā through their respective cities last week for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Mee Memorial Healthcare System ranked No. 1 Critical Access Hospital in California for social responsibility
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System, based in King City, has been recognized as a leading performer in the 2024-25 Hospital Index published by The Lown Institute, a renowned healthcare think tank.
This index, a benchmark in the healthcare industry, evaluates and honors hospitals...
Unemployment claims fall, fueling economic hope
UNITED STATES ā The second year of the coronavirus pandemic is starting with rising hopes for the economic outlook ā and a long way to go.
Positive signs are emerging as restrictions on businesses lift and the pace of vaccine distributions ramps up. But millions...
Central Coast lawmakers demand clarity on federal funding freeze
CENTRAL COAST ā As local communities evaluate the impacts of the Trump Administrationās recent flurry of executive orders and memorandum pausing the delivery of all federal financial assistance, U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Julia Brownley (CA-26) are...






















