King City emergency responders earn honors
KING CITY ā King City Police Chief Keith Boyd honored numerous personnel from King City Police Department during the Aug. 10 King City Council meeting, after the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the ability to host individual ceremonies throughout the past year.
āOne thing Covid delayed was...
King Cityās Kurt and Susan Frenzel celebrate 50 years of marriage
KING CITY ā Kurt and Susan Frenzel marked their 50th wedding anniversary this April 2025.
Susan, formerly Susan Holland, is the daughter of the late Al Holland, a longtime employee at Lyns Liquors. The couple, both graduates of local high schools ā Susan from King...
PHOTO: Crews install new King City entrance sign
KING CITY ā A new entrance sign has been installed on First Street in King City, welcoming visitors who come off the highway on that entry point.
The location is on the corner of the King City Veterinary Hospital property, and city officials thanked...
South Monterey County library branches increase hours
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Multiple branches within the Monterey County Free Libraries system have reopened with full hours, matching their pre-pandemic service hours.
The libraryās website, emcfl.org, has information about branch locations and their hours, since hours differ by site and some branches have not yet...
Metal butterflies adorn mural landscaping at Mee Memorial Healthcare System
KING CITY ā A joint project with the King City High School Agriculture Department and the community has produced colorful wrought-iron butterflies to decorate the pollinator plantings at the new mural at Mee MemorialĀ Healthcare System.
Located at 809 Broadway St., behind 7-11, the planter underneath...
King City awarded T-Mobile grant for visitor and history center project
KING CITY ā City of King has been awarded $50,000 through T-Mobileās Hometown Grants program to go toward the cost of renovating and remodeling a downtown building that will serve as a future visitor center and local history museum.
King City was one of 25...
New building for Adult Transition Program in King City opens
KING CITY ā Students and paraeducators from South Monterey County Joint Union High School Districtās Adult Transition Program (ATP) celebrated their new classroom adjacent to King City High School earlier this month.
King City Chamber Manager Janet Bessemer joined the group for a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
Grant helps agricultural workers succeed at Hartnell
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College announced it has received a multi-year grant of $260,000 from Bank of America that will strengthen its ability to help Salinas Valley agricultural workers succeed and advance in an industry increasingly shaped by technology and automation.
The grant will support...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 16, 2023
OPEN MIC
SALINAS ā Arts Council for Monterey County will present Open Mic featuring Monterey County Poet Laureate Daniel Summerhill and Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate Mahi Shah on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The free community event, which also includes local students sharing poems, will take...
County of Monterey receives sonar devices to aid in water rescues
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Monterey Parks Department and Sheriffās Office have received a lifesaving gift ā handheld sonar devices and training to assist in water rescues.Ā
The devices, called AquaEye, have advanced technology, using sonar and artificial intelligence. The donation of these devices...






















