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Between reinstated mask mandates and spiking coronavirus case numbers, this summer is starting to feel a little too much like 2020. Even in California, a state with a vaccination rate well above average, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has nearly doubled in the...

SURF AND TURF KING CITY — King City Rotary Club presents its annual Surf and Turf fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. Dinner includes steak, crab, garlic bread and salad, and will be held inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas...

KING CITY — King City Lions Club will host its annual White Cane Day on Saturday, Oct. 8, with tables set up at Safeway and Ace Hardware in King City for monetary donations.  The majority of funds collected will benefit local children by providing eye...

SALINAS VALLEY — A virtual town hall meeting will take place Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. in order to discuss local economies and the resources available in South Monterey County. The May 14 meeting coincides with an extension made to special loans for local...

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System, based in King City, has been recognized as a leading performer in the 2024-25 Hospital Index published by The Lown Institute, a renowned healthcare think tank. This index, a benchmark in the healthcare industry, evaluates and honors hospitals...

KING CITY — Monterey County Dance Theatre hosted a dedication of the “Tribute to Nutcracker” mural on June 17, during which a crowd of past and present dancers, along with their families, watched the official unveiling of the new artwork on the studio’s north...

HOTSPOT TERMINATION GONZALES — After more than three years, the T-Mobile Universal Internet Pilot Project is coming to an end in Gonzales. “The city has decided that it is in our city budgets best interest to gradually term all hotspot devices that the city provided...

KING CITY — City of King’s Homekey Project application has been awarded $12.4 million to provide housing and support services to those facing or at risk of homelessness in the community. The grant, announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 15, will be added to...

CENTRAL COAST — Significant fire weather is being forecasted in many parts of the state, including Red Flag Warnings across much of southern California. With the lack of meaningful precipitation across much of the central coast, Cal Fire has suspended all burn permits within the...