School officials tour cohort classrooms at King City High
KING CITY ā Board members from South Monterey County Joint Union High School District were recently given a tour of King City High School to see the cohort classrooms in progress.
Cohorts are small groups of students allowed to come to campus for in-person instruction,...
King City pulls plug on downtown reverse parking
KING CITY ā King City Council members voted unanimously to not continue with the reverse diagonal parking test along Broadway during their June 22 city council meeting.
The city had repainted one side of the 300 block of Broadway for a two-month test period. The...
Sun Street Transfer Station prepares to close next week
SALINAS VALLEY ā After 17 years in operation, the Sun Street Transfer Station in Salinas will officially and permanently close on Sept. 10, announced officials from Salinas Valley Recycles (SVR).
The City of Salinas had requested closure of the Sun Street Transfer Station, located at...
South County Trashion Show makes long-awaited return
KING CITY ā Alliance on Agingās South County Trashion Show returned to the runway last week after a two-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, featuring the latest fashions crafted from recycled and repurposed materials.
The Sept. 13 fundraiser and luncheon was once again held...
King City Police event serves more than 400 tacos to community
KING CITY ā King City Police Chief Keith Boyd helped Tacos La Potranca owner Francisco Chavez in serving free tacos to the community last Tuesday, Sept. 20, during King City Police Departmentās Tacos with a Cop event at the King City Skate Park on...
Monterey Countyās crop values increase in 2021
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County agricultureās gross production value bounced back by 4.8% in 2021 to just over $4.1 billion, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that also resulted in supply chain shortages.
This increase represents a $190 million rise from 2020, when the gross production...
King City barrel race fundraiser exceeds goals
KING CITY ā A local barrel race fundraiser exceeded its goals this year, bringing in nearly $50,000 for the Key for a Cure Foundation, in collaboration with St. Jude Childrenās Research Hospital.Ā
The fundraiser, āChasing Dreams, Finding Cures,ā hosted its fifth annual rodeo event over...
King City man gets 2 years in prison for starting fire
KING CITY ā King City resident Valerio Javier Perez Flores, 30, was sentenced April 23 to two years, plus eight months for a probation violation, in state prison for recklessly starting a fire.
On July 7, 2020, at 1:50 p.m., a California Highway Patrol officer...
Monterey Countyās Covid-19 isolation site at San Lorenzo Park sees surge in patients
SALINAS VALLEY ā More patients are being relocated to an Alternate Housing Site at San Lorenzo Park in recent weeks due to an overall increase in Covid-19 cases countywide.
The King City site is called Operation Oasis by Monterey County staff, and has 10 trailers...
Monterey County Health Department launches updated Covid-19 data dashboard
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Departmentās Public Health Bureau has launched an updated Covid-19 data dashboard to further improve accessibility to data for residents and stakeholders.
The dashboard displays data on Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, fatalities and outbreaks, as well as community testing and vaccination...