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KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a welfare check on a woman who left her family’s residence after threatening to harm her two small children and herself on Dec. 21 at about 11:17 a.m. Through the investigation it was...

KING CITY — King City Loaves and Fishes handed out toys to children on Dec. 20.  The toys were donated by members of the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated. The program was once again fortunate to have J.W. Paine volunteer to be Santa Claus. The families...

TRUTH ACT HEARING MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s Truth Act hearing will be held Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 168 W. Alisal St., in Salinas. The local governing body of any California county or city, in which local...

KING CITY — The spirit of Christmas was alive and well earlier this month at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City, as nearly 600 families from South Monterey County gathered for the annual Operation Santa event. Hosted by Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and...

PLANTING DAY GONZALES — City of Gonzales and local partners are coming together for a day of planting at the Gonzales Community Garden on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and Thursday, Jan. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers can stop by for a couple of...

KING CITY — King City will host an Immigration Forum and Community Resource Fair on Sunday, Feb. 23, inside the Multipurpose Room at Chalone Peaks Middle School, 667 Meyer St. Along with the City of King, the program is being sponsored by the County of...

CLIMATE ACTION MONTEREY COUNTY — As part of the County of Monterey’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan process, the community is invited to help the County prioritize meeting its emission reduction targets. Using an online Climate Action Simulator, residents can step into the role of...

KING CITY — On Dec. 4, at about 1:11 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department were dispatched to the 500 block of Lynn Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two vehicles parked on Lynn Street that sustained damage...

ARMY CONCERT JOLON — Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band, with opening act Stolen Silver, will be performing at the historic Hacienda as part of Fort Hunter Liggett’s 250th Army Birthday Kick-Off Concert on Friday, Jan. 31. This free concert is open to the...

BRADLEY — Chevron has recently donated funding to the newly proposed Bradley Library Branch, which will be a part of the Monterey County Free Libraries system. The donated funds, totaling $27,500, will provide enrichment opportunities in the areas of science, engineering and math, as well...