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KING CITY — King City Mayor Mike LeBarre announced the city has reached a balanced budget for the first time in 16 years during last week’s State of the City luncheon. “This year for the first time since June 30, 2005, the City of King...

Even as California moves toward a full reopening from pandemic restrictions next month, many counties are still in danger. From drought. Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended emergency drought orders to 41 counties across the state. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 84% of the...

JOB FAIRS SALINAS — Monterey County Workforce Development Board has planned a series of in-person job fairs, online recruitments and workshops this month. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, an in-person recruitment event for Interim Inc. will take place at America’s Job Center, 344 Salinas St., Suites...

Call 2022 the Year of Redistricting. Nationwide, political maps redrawn based on 2020 census data are being put to the test. On Tuesday, Texas held the year’s first primary election, transformed by these new district lines. If you aren’t familiar with the redistricting process, here’s a...

WREATH DONATIONS KING CITY — Wreaths Across America, sponsored by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated, will have a booth at the King City Center parking lot near Safeway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. Information and application forms to donate...

KING CITY — City of King has announced the appointment of Octavio Hurtado as the new director of public works. King City has been without a full-time public works director for many years due to financial constraints. Hurtado, who has worked under contract on a...

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will host its annual Independence Day aerial fireworks show this year, following approval from the board of directors last week. The show will take place July 3, as it has the past few years other...

CALIFORNIA — Grappling with higher costs and challenges related to water, labor, regulations and trade, some California farm leaders question whether the nation’s No. 1 agriculture state has reached a tipping point. California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass discussed the high cost of operating a...

DRUG DISPOSAL GONZALES — Gonzales Police Department will be hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Residents can eliminate prescription drug abuse by turning in expired or unused prescription drugs — with no questions asked — from 10 a.m. to 2...

OFFICER FUNDRAISER SALINAS — Local Denny’s restaurant franchisees are coming together to help raise funds for fallen Salinas Police Officer Jorge Alvarado’s family. Participating locations in Salinas — 975 E Blanco Road, 2005 North Main St. and 1255 De La Torre — will donate 50%...