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KING CITY — U.S. News & World Report has rated Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s long-term care skilled nursing facility as a high performer in its annual analysis. To be recognized as one of the 2025 U.S. News Best Nursing Homes, a facility must have been...

KING CITY — King City Council is moving forward with an ordinance that amends city code to allow commercial cannabis dispensaries within the city, following last Tuesday’s split vote during the council’s regular meeting. In front of a packed house at City Hall on Feb....

UPDATE: King City Council passed the proclamation Tuesday night, officially designating the first Sunday of March as a “Day of Peace and Remembrance” in the city. ***ORIGINAL STORY*** KING CITY — King City Council is set to consider a proclamation declaring March 2, 2025, as the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is being asked to close all bars and indoor operations for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos, museums and cardrooms following a recent surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations among residents in the area. Monday’s request came in the form of...

CENTRAL COAST — In a significant boost to wildfire prevention efforts, the City of Greenfield has been awarded $189,263 in grant funding through Cal Fire’s Wildfire Prevention Grants Program as part of a larger initiative aimed at enhancing wildfire resilience across the Central Coast. The...

SOLEDAD — All fires in Pinnacles National Park are prohibited for the remainder of the summer fire season. At the “Very High” fire level, these restrictions include prohibitions on all open flames, fire pits and grills, regardless of fuel type. Gas, charcoal, propane and wood burning...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Nov. 8 General Election is almost here, and there are a couple of things voters should know to get vote ready.  Monterey County local voter information guides and ballots will begin mailing soon. State voter information guides will also begin mailing...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley high school counselors were invited on April 12 to tour Hartnell College’s three education centers in King City, Soledad and Castroville. Among the participants were Soledad Education Center Director Ana Gonzalez and Dean of Student Success Carla Johnson, who...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Voters in South Monterey County will be choosing multiple candidates running for city councils, school boards and other special district governing bodies as well as deciding on a few local measures in the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election. City Councils and Mayors King...

NEW LINE KING CITY — Monterey-Salinas Transit announced Dec. 13 the inaugural trip of Line 34, which travels clockwise within King City every 30 minutes on weekdays, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. MST staff and King City Mayor Mike LeBarre, an MST board member,...