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FAITH AND BLUE KING CITY — National Faith and Blue Weekend, a collaborative effort to build bridges and break biases, is planned for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9, in King City. Local law enforcement will join community members for a weekend of resolution...

Lance Wiershem from RRM Design Group in San Luis Obispo joins Beautification Week chairperson Karen Jernigan (above) during the joint meeting between King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club at San Lorenzo Park’s DeAnza building on June 14.  Wiershem was...

VETERANS BBQ KING CITY — King City VFW will host its annual Veterans Day BBQ on Friday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 599 Bitterwater Road in King City. This is a drive-through, tri-tip meal with all the trimmings, including meat, beans,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — South Monterey County voters made their voices heard last Tuesday by deciding the fate of a few local measures, as well as choosing multiple candidates for city councils, school boards and other special districts in the area. Monterey County Elections officials are...

CLEANUP DAY GONZALES — City of Gonzales and other organizations have planned a Reuse, Recycle and Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Fairview Middle School, 401 Fourth St. Gonzales residents can dispose of such items as general garbage,...

DRIVER SAFETY KING CITY — California Highway Patrol in King City will be hosting a two-hour “Start Smart” Driver Safety Education Presentation for teens and their parents on Monday, April 17, at 6 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call Officer Meadors at the King City CHP...

SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Water Resources has awarded more than $10 million in funding to the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) through the Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Grant Program to support implementation of SVBGSA’s state-mandated groundwater sustainability plans in four...

You may have noticed over the past few weeks a flurry of new laws entering the books in California. Measures have recently been approved to make universal mail-in voting permanent, remove the word “alien” from state laws and ban recycling symbols on things that aren’t...

SALINAS VALLEY — Summer Health Institute class of 2022 invested five weeks of their summer to advance their future as medical health professionals. After a competitive application process, this year 29 students from high schools across Monterey County took part in a special graduation ceremony...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE), alongside the Bob Hoover Academy in Salinas, received a top state educational honor for the success of its ongoing partnership in providing Monterey County students with an exciting diploma track program. On Nov. 30, the California...