King City’s Downtown Plaza beautification plans to be topic of meeting
KING CITY — The 30th annual joint meeting of King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club to promote Beautification Week is planned for Wednesday, June 15, at noon.
Unlike last year when the groups gathered virtually, this year’s event is...
160 acres protected in Ventana Wilderness west of Salinas Valley
CENTRAL COAST — Located in California’s Central Coast, the 160-acre Church Creek property overlooks the wild, sharp-crested ridges and steep valleys of the interior coastal range.
The private property is in the heart of the Ventana Wilderness, west of the Salinas Valley, and connects to...
Disaster microloans continue to be available to businesses in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — Cal Coastal will continue its small business disaster microloan program and even expand the offerings to larger loans to help during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced CEO Lee Takikawa during a county press conference Aug. 14.
“The county has just received notification...
South Monterey County school districts join forces to increase work-based learning opportunities
SALINAS VALLEY — In an unprecedented collaboration between South County Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, more than 25 teachers from Gonzales Unified School District, Soledad Unified School District and South Monterey County Joint Union High School District participated in the first Work-Based Learning CTE...
King City High School students beat the heat
KING CITY — King City High School students played Slip ’N Slide baseball on the lawn near the Robert Stanton Theater last Wednesday, while trying to stay cool during the region’s severe heatwave.
The afternoon of friendly games was sponsored by the local FFA.
Temperatures reached...
King City Police receive more than $100K in traffic safety grants
KING CITY — King City Police Department has received more than $100,000 in grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety to improve local traffic enforcement services.
The first grant, worth $50,000, will be used to roll out a police traffic services program to deter...
Artist installs 12-foot Iron Oak tree sculpture at Mission San Antonio de Padua
JOLON — Local artist Max Randolph recently installed a custom 12-foot-tall sculpture of a great oak tree in the historic courtyard of Mission San Antonio de Padua.
The Mission commissioned Randolph, who runs the art studio Max Randolph Studios in Paso Robles, to build the...
Repaving the way
Staff members from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County and the City of King, along with local officials and residents, help cut the ribbon Aug. 9 during a ceremony celebrating the completion of the first Measure X project in the county.
