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May 18, 2024

Dancing up a storm

An early morning rainstorm and flood advisory couldnā€™t deter hundreds of guests from visiting Mission San Antonio de Padua on April 7 for its annual Mission Days celebration.

State of the City address planned

King City will host its annual State of the City address next Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds Orradre Building.

City receives awards for beautification efforts

King City in Bloom members Laurie Slaten and Phoebe Cheney recently received the special accolades given to the city last month at the 2017 America in Bloom National Awards Program.

New flashing warning signs approved for school crossing

King City Council has approved a pair of new solar-powered flashing warning signs for the crosswalk serving King City High School at Broadway and Canal streets to improve the safety of students and other pedestrians walking in the area.

A trip to the Capitol

Dozens of South County high school girls recently traveled to the California State Capitol in Sacramento to voice their concerns on local policy issues, explain their views on bills that lawmakers are considering and learn about policy-making.

Items sought to send to hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico

King City residents Bruce and Ana Greenberg are collecting items from the community to send to Puerto Rico, which was devastated last month by Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to make landfall there in more than 85 years.

State issues Title 1 grants to schools

Central Coast school districts were awarded more than $28 million in Title 1 grants for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year, and several South Monterey County schools were included.

Summit to combat gang violence

Local families, youth and adults are invited to be a part of the annual Gang Prevention Summit on Saturday, Jan. 27, a free event at the Salinas Clubhouse of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County at 85 Maryal Drive, behind the Salinas Sports Complex. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

Food drive brings in 16K pounds to county food bank

It was a record year for local oil company Aera Energyā€™s annual food drive last week, with the equivalent of 16,101 pounds of food donated to the Food Bank for Monterey County.

Council approves biennial budget

King City Council approved the cityā€™s first-ever biennial budget for fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19 at its regular meeting last week.
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