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KING CITY — King City High School senior Stephanie Barron-Alcala was accepted into the competitive California Music Educators Association (CMEA) – Central Coast Section’s High School Honor Orchestra. Barron-Alcala will be performing with the orchestra on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. at Cabrillo Community...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — On an unseasonably warm day in February, two men working with a local community group went door to door in an ethnically diverse neighborhood to persuade people to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations. It was just after 11 a.m. when they...

MONTEREY COUNTY — During the week of April 21-27, crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join together across the United States to promote victims’ rights and services, and educate communities on the devastating impact crime has on victims, neighborhoods, schools and...

SALINAS — The 111th California Rodeo Salinas has been postponed until September, following a recommendation from the rodeo’s Covid-19 Response Committee. California Rodeo Association’s Executive Board voted unanimously to move the 2021 rodeo from July 15-18 to now Sept. 23-26. The Professional Bull Riding event...

SALINAS — The County of Monterey Department of Public Works, Facilities and Parks and Friends of Laguna Seca (FLS) have announced the execution of a comprehensive settlement that ends the Laguna Seca Raceway lawsuit, “Highway 68 Coalition vs. County of Monterey.” “We view this as...

KING CITY — Fans of crab were able to get their serving of the crustaceans at King City Rotary Club’s annual Crab Feed, but rather than sit down at long tables in a community gathering, they drove through the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds to be...

Hannah Stuercke of King City, majoring in nursing, was named to the Dean’s Honor List for Fall 2021 at Cedarville University in Ohio. This recognition requires students to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County and Deadend Magazine joined together with the cities of King City, Greenfield, Soledad, Gonzales and Salinas to host the Monterey County Cruise for the Count to get the last local census forms completed by residents. Cars from Deadend Magazine cruised...

SALINAS VALLEY — Grades among high school students at both King City and Greenfield high schools were evaluated during the latest board meeting of the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District. Edward Van Hoose, assistant principal at GHS, spoke first with an academic...

CALIFORNIA — Hundreds of new bills signed into law last year have taken effect Jan. 1 in California, including historic measures to expand worker protections, tackle the state’s housing crisis, redress historical injustices, increase voter access and more. “In partnership with the Legislature, we’ve advanced...