Santa pays special visit to King City seniors
Santa Claus paid a special visit to senior residents last Saturday during a spaghetti feed at the Leo Meyer Senior Center in King City.
āWe fed a lot of people!ā said Kim Ruiz of Coast and Valley Properties, which helped make the Dec. 16...
Arts Council for Monterey County hosts annual high school poetry competition Saturday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Arts Council for Monterey County is hosting the annual Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Competition for local high school students.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., students from Monterey County high schools will participate in the Poetry Out Loud...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 5, 2022
CHAMBER AWARDS
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will host the 2022 Annual Awards Dinner, āToast of the Town,ā on Saturday, Aug. 6, inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. This yearās honorees...
Oral history interviews shine light on longtime residents of King City
KING CITY ā Interviews from 2021 with Rudy and Joanne Banuelos, long-time residents of King City, are now available on the YouTube channel for the San Antonio Valley Historical Association.
The interviews were conducted in August and September 2021, just before the Banueloses moved to...
Goodwill collection drive returns to King City this weekend
KING CITY ā Community Food Pantry of King City will be partnering again with Goodwill Industries for another collection drive this weekend.
The food pantry is asking King City residents to bring new or gently used items ā such as clothing, shoes, books, blankets, linens,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 3, 2022
STORYTIME RETURNS
SOLEDAD ā Monterey County Free Librariesā Soledad Branch Library has announced the return of its weekly Storytime/Hora del Cuento, which will take place every Thursday at 4 p.m. Stories will be followed by fun activities suitable for children of all ages. The Soledad...
Concerns grow over monkeypox outbreak as schools reopen in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā As Monterey County schools reopen this week, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak has caused some concerns for the overall health and safety of students heading back to the classroom.
In a public letter dated Aug. 3, Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss reassured...
County of Monterey transitions to new domain name for enhanced security and accessibility
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Monterey has announced a significant upgrade to its online presence with the transition to a new domain name, in compliance with Assembly Bill 1637 (Local Government: Internet Websites and Email Addresses), signed into law by the governor on...
Monterey County secures $11M in state grants to combat homelessness in King City and Soledad
KING CITY ā The County of Monterey has been awarded two significant grants under Californiaās Encampment Resolution Funding program, allocating more than $11 million to address homelessness in King City and Soledad.
āThe funding will facilitate crucial efforts to address homelessness in the region and...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 9, 2022
PLAYGROUND CLOSURE
KING CITY ā City of King will temporarily close the playground at Forden Park for repairs to the playground surface beginning Feb. 8 and lasting for one week. The remainder of the park will stay open for public use. The form surface will...