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KING CITY — The tradition of homecoming rode high this year with all the Mustang activities and celebrations planned for King City High School’s 2022 Homecoming. The weeks leading up to Homecoming Week, set for Oct. 3 through 7, were full of preparations for the upcoming...

KING CITY — Sgt. Anthony Shaw and Officer Cody Hughes from the King City Police Department have been awarded the Medal of Merit for their bravery and heroism following the investigation of an armed robbery incident last June. Shaw and Hughes each received their medal...

DRIVE-THRU CLINIC KING CITY — King City Union School District and Monterey County Health Department have partnered to offer a free drive-thru flu clinic on Friday, Dec. 11, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Del Rey Elementary School parking lot, 502 King St. FluMist...

KING CITY — On King City’s First Street, so-named because it was, stands a metal building with a clock. This is the Meyers Farmworker Housing Facility, a dorm-style seasonal home for more than 350 agricultural workers from Latin America. Since David Gill, Steve Scaroni and...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Scheid Family Wines Vice President of Winemaking Dave Nagengast has announced his retirement after 20 years with the Monterey County-based wine company. Nagengast was the creative and organizational mastermind behind the company’s portfolio of wines, an early adopter of sustainable farming and...

KING CITY — Multiple law enforcement agencies served three search warrants in King City early Wednesday morning, resulting in one arrest for illegal firearms. Soledad Police Department detectives executed the warrants in the 600 block of Luckett Street, 900 block of Broadway Street and 100...

PG&E TOWN HALL CENTRAL COAST — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) invites South Bay and Central Coast customers to a virtual town hall to learn about reliability and safety work in their region, new wildfire safety efforts and expanded customer support programs. On Monday,...

KING CITY — King City will be opening a cooling center due to the rising temperatures expected in the region throughout the upcoming weekend. The cooling center will be located in the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., from 8 a.m....

CLOTHING CLOSET GONZALES — Gonzales Community Church is hosting a clothing closet at its building on Fourth and Day streets today and tomorrow, Sept. 2 and 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. Face coverings are required, and only one person is allowed in at a...

KING CITY — A recent donation of $5,000 was made by the Community Food Pantry of King City to the Food Bank for Monterey County, with one organization helping another in the time of public need during the Covid-19 pandemic. “With the Food Pantry being...