Local News

KING CITY — San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA) has announced that issues of the King City Rustler newspaper from 1926 to 1936 are now available online through the California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC). Donations from SAVHA began the process in 2019 to upload copies of...

KING CITY — City council members from King City heard a presentation about the city budget and city goals during a special council meeting on May 26. After making large budget cuts for the 2020-21 fiscal year in anticipation of economic turbulence due to the...

The forecast for Bay Area this week just keeps getting colder. The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch in effect beginning Tuesday and lasting each overnight through Friday for the North Bay, Salinas Valley and San Benito County. Forecasters said these areas face possible...

SAN ARDO — Santa’s helpers from Aera Energy in San Ardo brightened the holidays for students from San Ardo School, San Ardo Head Start Preschool and their families. Each student received gifts and their families given the makings for a special holiday meal from Aera...

FRONT STREET SOLEDAD — City of Soledad is hosting a community listening session about the future of Front Street on Monday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 5 p.m. for local business owners and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for residents. The event will take place at...

YOUTH SUMMIT SOLEDAD — The Youth Councils from Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield will be hosting their first South County Youth Summit for local students on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Main Street Middle School in Soledad. There will be guest...

KING CITY — Blue Zones Project Monterey County will be launching two kickoff events in King City and Gonzales this month as part of its expansion into South Monterey County. After a yearlong planning effort, Blue Zones Project Monterey County (BZPMC) is inviting the community...

King City Mayor Mike LeBarre was elected July 9 as chairman of the Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) Board of Directors.

KING CITY — King City High School’s Class of 2021 saw more than 220 students finish their journey with a graduation at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Last year’s graduation included both an online ceremony as well as an outdoor ceremony in a drive-thru format...

KING CITY — Longtime King City attorney Peter D. Anderson died in September 2022 following 55 years of dedicated legal and community service. Since his death, the process of closing Anderson’s law office is underway so that his clients can retrieve their files and get...