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KING CITY — King City Rotary Club’s Rabbit Run will make its return Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m. at the San Bernabe Visitors Center, located at 53001 Oasis Road in King City. The Rotary Club anticipates 150 participants, and will offer additional features to...

SPORTS DELAY SALINAS VALLEY — California Interscholastic Federation has determined that education-based athletics will begin with a modified season, with sports to commence in December 2020 or January 2021 at the earliest. The July 20 announcement also noted that CIF is working with statewide agencies,...

CENTRAL COAST — Monday, Aug. 11, was recognized as National 811 Day to raise awareness of the importance of making a free call to 811 before any digging project, large or small. Whether a property owner or a contractor, calling 811 will help ensure that...

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.

KING CITY — Open periods at King City High School have been modified in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students who have finished their 11th-grade year may request up to three open periods based on their completed credits. Last week the campus announced that members of...

KING CITY — King City Police Department and the Criminal Investigations Unit of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are investigating a local tax agency in connection with a tax fraud investigation. In February, multiple community members contacted the police department after they believed they had...

ENGLISH COURSE KING CITY — Monterey County Free Libraries is offering an eight-week long English as a Second Language (ESL) course at the King City branch for adult learners. This is a “basics” English class with short readings, dictation, conversation and similar activities. The course...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly a dozen spine-chilling activities to celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) return this weekend in the Salinas Valley. The frightful festivities, many of which were either canceled or modified last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...

CLEANUP DAY GREENFIELD — A Greenfield Cleanup Day is planned for Saturday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Greenfield Corporation Yard, 920 Walnut Ave. The event is only open to Greenfield residents, who can dispose of such items as general garbage,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Another 181 residents tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Monterey County over the past four days, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to nearly 1,000 countywide on Monday. According to the latest report from Monterey County Health Department, data revealed...