Salinas Valley Health invests in next generation of medical professionals
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Health’s Summer Health Institute (SHI) supports the dreams of first-generation, college-bound students by investing in the potential talents of local high school students, including those from South Monterey County.
At the same time, the unique program is an innovative way...
Baseball | Greenfield leads Cypress Division as King City conquers Eagles
SALINAS VALLEY — Now that the weather has cleared up, South Monterey County’s high school baseball teams bounced back this past week with multiple wins.
Greenfield Bruins
Entering the week, the Greenfield Bruins have an 11-4 record and are 7-0 in league play.
With the Bruins controlling...
King City High School junior crowned 2025 Miss Salinas Valley Fair
KING CITY — Jordan Davis, a 16-year-old junior at King City High School, has been named the 2025 Miss Salinas Valley Fair.
The competition, held March 13-14 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, saw Davis compete against fellow King City teen Aaliyah Sarina in categories including...
Migrant students from South Monterey County participate in Watershed Guardians project
SALINAS VALLEY — Migrant students from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City high schools recently participated in a three-day adventure in citizen science through the Watershed Guardians project, sponsored by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
The Watershed Guardians Project offers students a unique...
Banquet honors longtime swim coach for King City Mustangs
KING CITY — King City High School swim team’s season-ending awards night, held earlier this month, ended with a surprise for head coach Cheryll Hill, who was thanked for her 30 years of coaching the Mustang teams.
“I was not expecting to be recognized,” Hill...
Monterey County Cattlewomen, Cattlemen’s Association announce scholarship recipients
SAN ARDO — Monterey County Cattlewomen and Cattlemen’s Association announced the 2023 Scholarship Recipients are Jesse Ledezma, Sage Flores and Carly Vorwerck, who were honored May 23 at the association’s annual Scholarship Dinner in San Ardo.
According to Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez, who was...
Gov. Newsom approves $17M for dam safety funding
CENTRAL COAST — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 104 that includes providing $17 million of funding for dam safety projects at Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs, which are owned and operated by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
Following the failure of the...
King City teen wraps summer internship with trip to DC
KING CITY — King City High School senior Alan Alcaraz was one of two local teens selected as the 2023 Bank of America Student Leaders in Monterey County, partaking in an eight-week paid summer internship providing first-hand work experience to high school students.
As part...
Arts Council for Monterey County launches Youth Poet Laureate program
MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County in partnership with Urban Word celebrates local youth poets with the opportunity to serve as the Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate.
Youth poets must submit five original poems for adjudication to determine the Youth Poet Laureate, who...
Popnoe-Presley engagement announced
Jeff Popnoe and Shari Schmidt of Bitterwater, Calif., proudly announce the engagement of their daughter Melissa Popnoe to Chris Presley.
Melissa was raised in Truckee, Calif., but spent many vacations visiting her grandparents Jeff and Jean Schmidt on their Bitterwater ranch. Melissa graduated from Truckee...