Monterey County Cattlewomen to host inaugural Western Art Show
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Cattlewomen are hosting their first-ever Western Art Show this Saturday.
The scholarship fundraiser will be held in the Seaside Room at the Monterey County Fairgrounds on Oct. 21 from noon to 8 p.m. Twenty local artists will be showcasing their...
WeatherTech Raceway to act as staging area for PG&E storm recovery effort
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In the aftermath of the recent severe weather event, commonly referred to as the Pineapple Express, the County of Monterey Public Works, Facilities and Parks ā in conjunction with the management team at Laguna Seca Recreational Area, home of the WeatherTech...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Feb. 29, 2024
Ariana Mercado of Soledad, Daniel Pantoja of Greenfield and Anthony Rangel of King City were named to the Fall 2023 Deanās List at University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. USM students must end the semester with a 3.5 GPA or better to make...
Monterey County Preschool Service Corps starts fourth program year
KING CITY ā As the 2023-24 school year begins, a fourth cohort of Monterey County Preschool Service Corps members are entering classrooms from King City to Monterey, eager to start their journeys with the program.
This program year, 18 Preschool Service Corps (PSC) members recited...
Football | King City tops Gonzales in Little Big Game
KING CITY ā In the 91st Little Big Game, the King City Mustangs were able to keep the megaphone from their longest rivals, the Gonzales Spartans, as they won 14-12.
The last time the Spartans won the megaphone was back in 2019, when they beat...
King City Beautification Week continues through Sunday
Lance Wiershem from RRM Design Group in San Luis Obispo joins Beautification Week chairperson Karen Jernigan (above) during the joint meeting between King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club at San Lorenzo Parkās DeAnza building on June 14.
Wiershem was...
Monterey County Community Action Partnership celebrates 60 years of service
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Community Action Partnership is celebrating a milestone with its partner organizations across the county this month: 60 years of improving communities, fighting the impacts of poverty, inspiring a spirit of hope and creating opportunities for residents to be a...
IMSA race weekend draws rave reviews for new track surface and facilities at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
SALINAS ā Nick Tandy completed a daring pass for the lead with 12 minutes remaining in last Sundayās Motul Course de Monterey Powered by Hyundai N and drove on to victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in...
Monterey County CVB announces 2022 tourism impact numbers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Tourism, the No. 2 economic driver in Monterey County and the top driver on the Monterey Peninsula, saw a rise in 2022 that closed in on pre-pandemic figures of 2019.
While the tourism rebound has been significant, Monterey County Convention and Visitors...
Hitchcock Road Animal Services joins statewide Adopt-a-Pet Day on Saturday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Hitchcock Road Animal Services, an animal shelter serving Monterey County and the City of Salinas, will be participating in the first-ever California Adopt-a-Pet Day scheduled for Saturday, June 1.
This statewide initiative, organized by the California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), San Francisco...