King Cityās Broadway Street offramp to close for construction beginning Monday
KING CITY ā A construction project to rehabilitate the Highway 101 mainline and ramps and to perform a seismic retrofit and widening on the Salinas River Bridge near King City continues, with an upcoming closure.
Starting Monday, Nov. 28, travelers will encounter a closure of...
Walking tours of historic King City scheduled
KING CITY ā A walking tour of historic Highway 101 in downtown King City is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m.
Led by local historians John and Karen Jernigan, the walk will begin at the new King City Visitor and History Center at...
King City forum discusses dangers of fentanyl
KING CITY ā Numerous area organizations partnered to host a Fentanyl Forum Town Hall on July 25 at Chalone Peaks Middle School in King City, with the aim toward improving public knowledge about the narcotic and reducing the rising overdose rate.
The primary panelists were...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 18, 2021
COOKING DEMONSTRATION
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System invites residents to take small steps to lead to big changes as part of National Wellness Month. The King City hospital will host a cooking demo by Chef Brandon Miller on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 12:30...
Monterey County schools see drop in chronic absenteeism
MONTEREY COUNTY ā California Department of Education (CDE) on Oct. 18 publicly released Chronic Absenteeism data, which is a leading indicator of academic success, including standardized test scores and later graduation rates.
Students are considered to be chronically absent if they are absent for 10%...
Hutchinson named interim CEO at Mee Memorial Hospital
Mee Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees has named R. Michael āMikeā Hutchinson as interim chief executive officer effective Aug. 13.
Santa pays special visit to King City seniors
Santa Claus paid a special visit to senior residents last Saturday during a spaghetti feed at the Leo Meyer Senior Center in King City.
āWe fed a lot of people!ā said Kim Ruiz of Coast and Valley Properties, which helped make the Dec. 16...
King City coffee shop hosts pies and pets
KING CITY ā Rita Tavernetti and Lucy Jensen took part in the āPies and Pawsā event at Hestia coffee shop in King City on July 23.
Tavernetti had her home-baked pies for sale, while Jensen was signing copies of her latest book, āThe Rosebud and...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 21, 2021
MEAL PROGRAM
SALINAS VALLEY ā United Way Monterey County is partnering with Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley to help expand their food delivery programs to residents who have currently tested positive for Covid-19 and are in their isolation period. This initiative provides one...
FEMA grants additional disaster relief for Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Additional disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been approved for Monterey County to make permanent repairs to county roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
On Jan. 17, President Joe Biden amended his Major Disaster Declaration for the state of...





















