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Registered nurses at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City rallied Monday in front of the facility on Canal Street during an informational picketing.

Local veteran Veronica Deniz has been named grand marshal of this year’s Fourth of July Parade in King City.

This year’s Fourth of July Parade grand marshal will be Cliff Williams, who was recently named Veteran of the Year by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6747.

New water test results are allowing Monterey County to reduce algae warnings to the public from “Danger” to “Caution” at Lake San Antonio.

A pair of thieves made off with an undetermined amount of fireworks worth thousands of dollars from the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, and now donations are being sought from the community to help the organization recoup that loss.

Fireworks, barbecues, flags, parades and more are about to take place as King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales get ready to host various Fourth of July events this week.

King City kicked off its annual Independence Day celebration a day early this year with the local Chamber’s fireworks show at the Salinas Valley Fair’s Stampede Arena, drawing nearly 700 spectators to the grandstand to view the display while thousands more watched from the surrounding area.

King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted its annual Community Resource Fair last Thursday at Salinas Valley Fairgrounds.

When Laina Babb learned to sew at age 6, she never imagined it would lead her to the opera. She has made her love of sewing into a career, first training and then apprenticing as a tailor. Now, as LA Opera’s head tailor, Babb manages a team of up to six tailors (depending on the show). Together they craft all the men’s suits used in the company’s productions in downtown Los Angeles.

Battle of the Books, a new event for the Santa Lucia Elementary School involving students reading books and then asked questions about them.