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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA KING CITY — Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Educational Exhibit is coming to Marina and King City on May 13 and 14. Sponsored by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated and Wreaths Across America, the mobile unit will be at the Veteran’s Transition...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is seeking additional assistance from the Federal Emergency Disaster Administration (FEMA) to help recover from nearly $80 million in estimated storm damages. Last week the county was added to the federal major disaster declaration for California for areas affected by...

FESTIVE EVENTS KING CITY — Sol Treasures’ Holiday Open House is planned for Friday, Dec. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at 519 Broadway St. in King City. Shoppers can check out the gallery and its holiday gifts, while enjoying the King City Chamber of...

KING CITY — Twin Creeks and King City Golf Courses in Monterey County hosted a special holiday celebration honoring the accomplishments of students involved with First Tee – Monterey County. The Dec. 10 event, held in partnership with AT&T, showcased the organizations’ shared commitment to...

KING CITY — A group of community members will cruise through King City as part of an organized Independence Day drive on July 4, after other festivities throughout the county were canceled over Covid-19 health concerns. The group will begin lining up at 8:30 a.m....

KING CITY — As the summer travel season wraps up, the King City Police Department (KCPD) reminds drivers to be responsible and never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. “Whether traveling locally or taking a longer road trip to see friends and family,...

KING CITY — King City police and fire departments joined forces last Tuesday to host National Night Out 2025, which took place on a closed section of Bassett Street between the stations so community members could participate in games and raffles, as well as...

MONTEREY COUNTY — State and county leaders recently took a tour of Nacimiento and San Antonio dams to get a first-hand look of the impacts of drought and facility conditions.  Both reservoirs have reached near record lows, with Nacimiento at 14% capacity and San Antonio...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), a program of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC), has officially launched its recruitment for the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute 2024 cohort, of which rising nonprofit leaders in Monterey, San Benito and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Dance Foundation hosted “A Toast to Dance” fundraiser earlier this month at Scheid Vineyards in Greenfield to raise money for new costumes. The Saturday afternoon event consisted of a variety of “The Nutcracker Ballet” dance performances, musical entertainment by the...