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April 21, 2026

Santa pays special visit to King City seniors

Santa Claus paid a special visit to senior residents last Saturday during a spaghetti feed at the Leo Meyer Senior Center in King City. ā€œWe fed a lot of people!ā€ said Kim Ruiz of Coast and Valley Properties, which helped make the Dec. 16...

King City 2020 Beautification Week begins Saturday

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will be sponsoring the annual observance of 2020 Beautification Week starting Saturday, June 20, and running through Sunday, June 28. The event is a volunteer effort promoted by the Chamber to improve the appearance of...

Monterey County’s Science of Reading Academy expands educator training

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) is offering the Science of Reading Academy, a professional development series providing local teachers with research-based tools and strategies to accelerate literacy in classroom settings serving students ages 4 to 8.  The first cohort launched in...

Tour explores King City’s past, present and future

KING CITY — San Antonio Valley Historical Association hosted a historic walking tour of King City last month with a theme of ā€œHistory, Food and Fun in Downtown King City.ā€Ā  More than two-dozen guests attended the April 23 walk, which was guided by local historians...

Monterey County report shows 30 of 65 new Covid-19 cases Sunday are in King City

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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department’s latest report Sunday revealed an upsurge of 65 new cases of Covid-19 since yesterday, 30 of which are in the King City area. ā€œThis update is difficult to share,ā€ said District 3 County Supervisor Chris Lopez in a...

Donations needed for annual Harvest Night

SOUTH COUNTY — An annual Halloween tradition dating back 34 years in south Monterey County could be in jeopardy this year unless donations start picking up. More than 2,000 residents attend the Harvest Night Festival each year at the South County YMCA in Soledad. The...

Ranch Rodeo brings western traditions to Salinas Valley Fairgrounds

KING CITY — Last Sunday’s Monterey County Ranch Rodeo drew 118 participants from the Central Coast and paid out $9,083 in prize money to winners at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds’ Rava Equestrian Center in King City. The 2020 Ranch Rodeo, a partnership between the Salinas...

Monterey County Free Libraries shifting hours of operation at 10 branches

Monterey County Free Libraries King City Branch
MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Oct. 1, 10 branches of Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will be adjusting their hours of operation. The number of hours that libraries are open to the public will remain the same, and the changes are minor shifts to accommodate library...

Youth learn about gang violence at annual summit in Salinas

The annual Gang Prevention Summit on Jan. 26 featured many speakers from law enforcement and from the Boys and Girls Club. This year there was also a special speaker, Juan ā€œJohnnyā€ Gomez, who was present when two of his relatives were victims of gang violence.

Construction resumes on Highway 101 in King City

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KING CITY — With the passing of cold and wet weather conditions, work has again begun on a construction project to rehabilitate the Highway 101 mainline and ramps and to perform a seismic retrofit and widening on the Salinas River Bridge near King City. On...
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