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MONTEREY COUNTY — State strike teams, which are part of California’s strategy to curb the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, have notified the Monterey County Health Department of their intent to visit the county. “When and how long such a team or teams will be...

KING CITY — Board members from King City Union School District discussed the 2020-21 school year budget and math curriculum contracts during their June 30 special board meeting, but a decision on how to reopen schools in August was tabled to this week after...

FOOTBALL FALLOUT KING CITY — Board members from King City Stangs Football and Cheer announced June 25 that their teams will not participate in Monterey Bay Youth Football League for the 2020 season. On June 24, the Football League officially suspended the 2020 season due...

KING CITY — An ongoing construction project south of King City will require 24/7 closures of the northbound Highway 101 on- and off-ramps at Wildhorse Road beginning Sunday night. The ramp closures, scheduled to begin at 11:55 p.m. on July 12, are expected to last...

KING CITY — Doctors told Ellie Skromme she would never walk again after a 2017 rollover crash that ended with her being ejected from her pickup truck and landing face-down in the dirt with the vehicle on top of her.  While she has gone from...

MONTEREY — Organizers of Whalefest Monterey and Fisherman’s Wharf Association are inviting students entering grades 6 to 12 in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties to participate in the Whalefest Monterey Ocean-Themed 2020 Student Summer Essay Contest. “We are asking our youth to write...

COVID-19 TESTS KING CITY — A pop-up Covid-19 testing site will take place outside the King City Recreation Department on Thursday, July 9, starting at 10 a.m. The testing site is the result of a partnership between Mee Memorial Hospital and Natividad Medical Center. Testing...

SALINAS VALLEY — The nonprofit VNA Hospice’s innovative Latino Mobile Resource Center van will be at three South Monterey County locations in July — one in Chualar and two in King City. Launched in November 2019, the van continues its mission to deliver information and...

KING CITY — One dozen vehicles and a bicyclist joined the Independence Day Cruise on July 4 in King City. The cruise was organized by Elaine Rosales after official citywide celebrations were canceled. Vehicles passed by some neighborhoods and stayed mostly on larger roads, where...

KING CITY — Sol Treasures has welcomed Maria De La Rosa as its new program manager, announced Executive Director Betsy Oltmann. “Maria brings a decade of experience with a background in educational and after-school programming,” Oltmann said. “We are fortunate to have her join our...