Faulty power lines cause brush fire near Bradley
At about 9 a.m. on June 28, CAL FIRE received reports of a vegetation fire near the community of Bradley in southern Monterey County.
South Monterey County schools benefit from latest Guitars Not Guns donation
MONTEREY COUNTY — For the second consecutive year, the Monterey County Chapter of Guitars Not Guns brought the power of music into the hands of local students, donating nearly 250 Gibson electric guitars and amplifiers to 16 school districts.
The giveaway, which took place April...
SPCA expands free mobile spay/neuter clinics in South Monterey County
KING CITY — South Monterey County is set to benefit from additional free mobile spay and neuter clinics in Soledad and King City organized by the SPCA Monterey County.
Sponsored by Hitchcock Road Animal Services and staffed by SPCA’s veterinary team, these clinics aim to...
Catalyst String Quartet hosts workshop for students
The young string students of Youth Music Monterey County’s South County Strings program will participate in a workshop presented by the regarded Catalyst String Quartet on Friday, April 7.
King City appoints new public works director
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...
Weed control effort seeks to curb virus threat for Salinas Valley’s lettuce
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the region’s lettuce crop in recent years.
Officials are urging residents who notice...
Monterey County schools see drop in chronic absenteeism
MONTEREY COUNTY — 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%...
San Lorenzo Park in King City to reopen July 1
KING CITY — San Lorenzo Park in King City will reopen to the public beginning Thursday, July 1, announced Monterey County Parks.
Located along the eastern side of the Salinas River, the county park and its camping and picnic areas had been closed since April...
Volunteers beautify King City during town-wide cleanup
KING CITY — More than 50 community members participated in the Town Wide Clean Up hosted by King City in Bloom on Nov. 21, during which they picked up litter and helped improve the look of the town.
Among the volunteers out to beautify the...
