Alliance on Aging to host event Tuesday for prospective volunteers
MONTEREY COUNTY āĀ As the sole source provider of essential senior services in Monterey County, Alliance on Aging believes that volunteerism is the engine that drives change within communities.
The nonprofit also believes it can change the lives of individual volunteers as well.
Studies show that giving...
Demolition crew takes down old water tower in King City
KING CITY ā The water tower on the north end of First Street in King City was taken down on June 23.
The tower, which was not currently in use, had been built by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in 1929 at the...
King City Stampede 2026 draws crowds, earns rodeo honors
KING CITY ā King City Stampede thrilled rodeo fans Feb. 27 through March 1, with three action-packed days of professional rodeo competition, youth events, shopping and community spirit.
Produced by the Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation in partnership with Lone Oak Western Productions, the event...
Monterey County SPCA food banks help hungry pets amid Covid crisis
SALINAS VALLEY ā Local pets have been impacted alongside their human families as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic causes an increased need for food assistance.
The SPCA for Monterey County has been hosting off-site pet food banks monthly since June, with Greenfield having served as the...
Volunteers spruce up King City Library landscaping
KING CITY ā Members of King City in Bloom partnered once again with volunteers from Sun Street Centers to do some pruning, weeding and sprucing up of their King City Library project ā just in time for Pacific Valley Bankās Fourth of July Parade....
Free Covid-19 testing offered in Greenfield for all county residents
GREENFIELD ā Area elected officials are urging South Monterey County residents to get tested for Covid-19 at the Greenfield location, noting that if the site isnāt used more frequently, it might be shifted to another city by the state.
āGo get tested for the Covid-19...
Monterey County Health Department offers safety tips for bicyclists, drivers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and Monterey County Health Department is encouraging everyone to get active and safely take bike rides, while at the same time reminding drivers to be on the lookout for more people biking and walking.
āEveryone deserves...
Hartnell College to host Juneteenth celebration Saturday
SALINAS ā The second annual Salinas Juneteenth Celebration, a community-wide cultural event to commemorate the liberation of enslaved African and Black American people in 1865, will be held from 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, at Hartnell College.
The family-friendly celebration of this...
King City Police ID āperson of interestā in Willow Street murder case
KING CITY ā King City Police Department has named a person of interest in the Dec. 1 shooting that killed a man on Willow Street.
Through the ongoing investigation, local detectives were able to identify Israel Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of King City, as someone...
6 cited at King City DUI checkpoint
KING CITY ā King City Police Department reported that no one was arrested for DUI at a DUI checkpoint on Aug. 22.
The DUI checkpoint was held on Broadway Street at Canal Street from 6 to 10 p.m. that Thursday.
Six drivers were cited for operating...























