Saddle up for Ranch Rodeo competition
                    Monterey County Cattlemenās Association (MCCA) and the Salinas Valley Fair (SVF) have teamed up to produce a Ranch Rodeo competition. The event will take place Sunday, Jan. 14, in the Rava Indoor Arena located at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.                
                
            HATS OFF to the Class of 2017
                    Loud cheers erupted Saturday morning as King City High School Mustangs Class of 2017 took the field for the final time at its commencement ceremony, during which 205 seniors tossed their caps in the air in celebration of their graduation.                
                
            Local diabetes patients among first to receive automated insulin delivery
                    Patients with Type 1 diabetes at the Salinas Valley Medical Clinic Diabetes and Endocrine Center are among the first in the world to have access to a revolutionary new FDA approved device.                
                
            Chamber hires new manager
                    Longtime resident Janet Bessemer has been hired to take over the reins of the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture as its new chamber manager.                
                
            Application period opens for 2019 Miss Salinas Valley Fair
                    The search is on for the next Miss Salinas Valley Fair, as the application period officially opens for local high school girls to apply for the 2019 competition.                
                
            History in the making
                    Local genealogist Dayna Jacobs demonstrates how to use the new microfilm scanner recently installed at King City Branch Library during a dedication ceremony May 30 for the equipment.                
                
            Fashion forward
                    Monterey County Free Libraries recently completed its Summer Reading Program titled āReading Takes You Everywhere,ā and the King City branch celebrated last Friday by hosting a fashion show for the young participants to show off their origami hats made from recycled maps.                
                
            Walk for Peace
                    Residents carry a cross down Third Street in King City as part of Fridayās Walk for Peace, hosted by St. John the Baptist Catholic Church to promote peace and non-violence in the community.                
                
            Something to SHOUT about
                    King City honored the communityās Mexican heritage last Sunday at the annual El Grito Celebration, which kicked off with a parade along Broadway Street featuring a procession of horses, bands and dancers.                
                
            Pro-Youth organization to come to schools
                    The city, King City Union School District and Pro-Youth are working on bringing the after-school HEART programs to combat youth violence in elementary schools.                
                
            



















