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KING CITY — King City Veterans of Foreign Wars Post will celebrate its diamond jubilee, the 75th anniversary of the Sgt. Frank Lillard VFW Post 6747, on April 15. On April 15, 1946, under the command of Harold J. Gill, a group of 90 World...

KING CITY — King City Police Department is requesting the community’s help with an incident Wednesday involving suspicious circumstances. On Nov. 2 at about 1 a.m., officers responded to Mee Memorial Hospital regarding a King City resident who was in the Emergency Department with a...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sustainability Program will host an in-person workshop Thursday, Sept. 29, to understand the community’s challenges and opportunities about climate change, with a focus on resilience, equity and adaptation.  This two-hour public event, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marina...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Every year the SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center receives tiny fawns mistakenly kidnapped from their attentive mothers. This is because fawns spend the majority of their time curled up in a ball alone, and may appear to be abandoned when...

A group of registered nurses at Mee Memorial Hospital hosted a vigil last Monday evening to pay tribute to their colleagues who were recently laid off at the facility and alert the community about administrative changes they say are putting patient care at risk.

TIME CAPSULE KING CITY — Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City will be opening its 50-year-old time capsule on Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m. after a two-year delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony is open to the public, and will take...

KING CITY — King City Rotary Club hosted its first Rabbit Run 5K last Saturday with 77 participants, ranging in age from 1 to 76 years old, who either ran or walked the 3.1-mile course that began and ended at King City Golf Course.  More...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department is partnering with local organizations to provide no-cost flu vaccination clinics at community-based locations throughout the county again this year. “Getting vaccinated is the single best step you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones against...

SEASIDE — The Climate Resilience Regional Challenge grant, aimed at combating the effects of climate change, will bring $2 million to California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). The funding will support 45 paid internships, stipends for six professional internships, a number of teacher assistant positions...

SOLEDAD — Pinnacles National Park recently purchased and assembled a new sign-making machine, which will help the Pinnacles Trail Crew to update the park’s trail signage more efficiently. “Anyone who has hiked along multiple trails in Pinnacles knows that proper signage is essential for ensuring...