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KING CITY — Rotary Club of King City and King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted their annual State of the City presentation on Jan. 20, this time in a virtual setting over Zoom rather than with a luncheon format as in past...

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair has announced Kyla Lambert, a senior at King City High School, as Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023. Over the next year, Lambert will represent the fair, making appearances at special events and inviting guests to attend the 79th annual...

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...

GREENFIELD — Authorities have arrested eight young men in connection with San Jose’s first homicide of 2025, all of whom have been linked to a gang based out of Greenfield. Six of the suspects are residents of South Monterey County, including individuals from Greenfield, Soledad...

JOB SEEKERS MONTEREY COUNTY — Several local employers are hiring and utilizing the Monterey County Workforce Development Board’s new Premier Virtual online platform to meet with job seekers on Wednesday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Job seekers should register on the Premier...

Students from throughout Soledad, Gonzales, Greenfield and King City arrived at the Soledad High School multipurpose room March 21 to showcase what they learned in science class and present their science projects during the Science Maker Faire.

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey’s Treasurer-Tax Collector Mary Zeeb has announced a new tax payment option coming soon to local taxpayers.  “As part of my commitment to provide convenient, flexible and cost-effective ways for citizens to make property tax payments, I have engaged the...

JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett Directorate of Family & Morale, Welfare and Recreation (DFMWR) will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby for ages 15 and younger on Saturday, April 27, from 6:30 a.m. to noon at Del Venturi Reservoir. The reservoir will be stocked with...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Every spring, the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescues hundreds of baby birds. These tiny birds receive critical care while they are raised at the SPCA, and then released back into the wild to fly free. Some of the...

KING CITY — Members of Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated collected items for servicemen and women serving overseas at their June 7 meeting. The club partnered with Operation: Care and Comfort, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization, for the outreach project. Participating members included Claudia Wollesen;...