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KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been elected to serve as a representative on the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Congress. As the policy-making body of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), the Rural Health Congress determines the association’s positions...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast has completely reopened as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Caltrans announced. "Initial progress on clearing and repair of the rockfall system at Cow Cliffs (PM 28.2) and slide and debris removal at Paul’s Slide (PM 22),...

California will once again require residents to wear masks in indoor public settings everywhere in the state, amid uncertainty surrounding the rapid spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and rising case rates as the holidays approach. The mandate will go into effect Wednesday and will...

PARK CLOSURES KING CITY — City of King has temporarily closed the Aera Soccer Park and Creekbridge Baseball Park beginning Dec. 9 through Feb. 28 for repairs and renovation. City staff will be aerating, seeding, performing gopher abatement and restoring the grass during the winter...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast will remain closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County while emergency rockfall and debris removal take place, officials announced Tuesday. Caltrans has initiated a $1.3...

KING CITY — King City Police have arrested two local teenagers for making school violence threats that were shared over social media. On Dec. 12, at about 6:30 p.m., the principal of King City High School contacted local officers regarding information he received about a...

KING CITY — King City will have another colorful mural to add to the five already adorning walls along the Broadway corridor, according to Teri Storelli, president of the nonprofit Monterey County Dance Foundation. The mural will appear on the northern wall of the Monterey...

CENTRAL COAST — Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD) has started announcing wintertime Spare the Air alerts for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. MBARD will send out notifications by 3 p.m. on days when conditions warrant a Spare the Air alert. Conditions include...

CHRISTMAS AT THE FORT JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett is inviting the community to a Christmas celebration at the installation on Saturday, Dec. 11. Holiday activities for the evening, from 4 to 9 p.m., include ugly sweater contest, light show, live karaoke, Christmas movie at...

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2021 winners of the organization’s annual awards. This year’s award winners are: Mee Memorial Healthcare System as Business of the Year; longtime residents John and Karen Jernigan as Citizens of the Year;...