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KING CITY — In a packed room at the King City Education Center on Dec. 3, King City community leaders and Hartnell students, employees, trustees and friends gathered to kick off construction of an expansion that will double the size of the center by January 2021. This historic...

King City honored the South County community’s Mexican heritage last Sunday at the annual El Grito Celebration, which opened with a parade along Broadway Street featuring a procession of horses, bands and dancers, much to the delight of hundreds of spectators.

KING CITY — Events at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City are among the many cancellations and postponements, but the largest to consider is the annual Salinas Valley Fair itself. Fairground directors scheduled an emergency board meeting March 18 to discuss possible plans, with a final...

After providing 50 years of addiction services in Monterey County, Sun Street Centers is expanding into King City and will celebrate the opening of its newest drug and alcohol treatment facility with a ribbon cutting this Friday.

Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has selected Ivan Trujillo of Greenfield for the 2019 Heritage Foundation Scholarship.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council reviewed and discussed future directions for the city’s marijuana dispensary permits during its regular meeting on Feb. 11. Though the city has previously issued three permits for dispensaries, none have started operations. The city has only seen cultivation and manufacturing operations go through...

Mission San Antonio de Padua recently hosted its annual Fiesta, drawing hundreds of guests to its grounds near Jolon for an afternoon of food, dancing and celebration.

KING CITY — A holiday tradition that has carried on for the past six decades in King City, “The Nutcracker Ballet” will return to the stage this weekend for its 60th anniversary production with a few surprises in store for audiences. The Christmas classic, produced by Monterey County...

SALINAS — The California Rodeo executive board has voted to postpone the 110th California Rodeo Salinas, which will now take place Oct. 8 to 11, preceded by the Professional Bull Riding event on Oct. 7. The shift in timing came after a recommendation from the...

GREENFIELD — Families who drove up to Arroyo Seco Academy in Greenfield recently were able to pick up books to read during the government-ordered shutdown of schools, thanks to local teacher Janene Wendrick. “They don’t have access to the library at this time, so I chose...