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Mended Hearts is a national and community-based non-profit organization that has been offering the gift of hope to heart disease patients, their families and caregivers. The King City Chapter will hold its first meeting June 21.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Flu season is on the horizon and Monterey County is preparing for the response to that regular occurrence while also dealing with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “This year it is incredibly important that people get their flu shot,” said Karen Smith, the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Officials from South Monterey County met in a town hall Zoom meeting to discuss local economies and possible resources businesses can use to stabilize themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic. As shelter-in-place orders continue, profits go down statewide for almost all types of...

SALINAS VALLEY — In just four-and-a-half years of operation, the Salinas Valley Health Mobile Clinic has reached a major milestone — providing its 20,000th patient visit. Since its launch in January 2020, the Mobile Clinic has been delivering free, high-quality care to underserved areas across...

KING CITY — The internet site TheTravel.com has recognized King City, Calif., as one of the “Cutest Small Towns Near California National Parks.” Among a list of seven small towns, King City was recognized for its proximity to Pinnacles National Park, just 27 miles to...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College announced it has received a multi-year grant of $260,000 from Bank of America that will strengthen its ability to help Salinas Valley agricultural workers succeed and advance in an industry increasingly shaped by technology and automation. The grant will support...

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has announced Valeria Beltran, a junior at Gonzales High School, as the recipient of the 2025 Heritage Foundation Scholarship. As this year’s winner, Beltran will raise the official Heritage Animal, a hog she has named “Zero,” and...

SALINAS VALLEY — Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) is recruiting community members to participate in the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Steering Committees in each of the four South Monterey County cities of King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales. Safe Routes to School...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s Environmental Health Bureau has conducted 1,971 visits to area businesses since September, which resulted in 12 citations for violations of Covid-related health orders and one permit revocation. Ricardo Encarnacion, assistant bureau chief for the Environmental Health Bureau, made the announcement...

KING CITY — King City resident and 2010 high school graduate Marc Flores has been hitting the covers off baseballs this season for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes professional baseball team of the LMB Zona Norte. The Rieleros (Railroaders), founded in 1975, play their games at...