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KING CITY — Construction continues at King City High School as the new Future Farmers of America facility begins to look more like a finished building. The site will include new agriculture classrooms and workshops for KCHS students in the FFA program, and replaces...

KING CITY — King City resident and 2010 high school graduate Marc Flores has been hitting the covers off baseballs this season for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes professional baseball team of the LMB Zona Norte. The Rieleros (Railroaders), founded in 1975, play their games at...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Residents in the counties of Monterey, Napa, San Benito and Santa Cruz are being advised to wear masks indoors in public places, regardless of vaccination status. Announced Monday, the multi-county recommendation is not an order, but was issued in response to cases...

JOLON — In a traditional Change of Command Ceremony, Col. Charles Bell passed on command of the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett to Col. Lisa Lamb last month. Bell, who held the post since June 2019, now faces his next assignment as chief of...

COFFEE SHOP OPENS KING CITY — Hestia at the Diner owners announced that they will have a soft opening Wednesday, July 21, at their new location at 320B Broadway St. in King City. The coffee shop’s hours will be Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m....

MONTEREY COUNTY — Multiple branches within the Monterey County Free Libraries system have reopened with full hours, matching their pre-pandemic service hours. The library’s website, emcfl.org, has information about branch locations and their hours, since hours differ by site and some branches have not yet...

CHUALAR VACANCY CHUALAR — There will be a special vacancy election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to elect one member for the Chualar Union School District, Trustee Area 1. The candidate filing period opened July 12, and candidate forms must be completed and submitted by 5...

KING CITY — King City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating those responsible for a shooting at a local residence on Sunday. At about 1:03 a.m. on July 18, police received multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding shots that were heard in the...

KING CITY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) announced the top educators in Monterey County in June, and among those honored was Desiree Baltazar, who was named the 2022 Middle School Teacher of the Year. Baltazar teaches sixth grade language arts, social sciences and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) have honored Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS) as the 2021 California Nonprofit of the Year for their districts. “I am proud to honor Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas...