Monterey County nonprofit leaders sought for 2024 LEAD Institute cohort
MONTEREY COUNTY — The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), a program of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC), has officially launched its recruitment for the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute 2024 cohort, of which rising nonprofit leaders in Monterey, San Benito and...
Southbound Highway 101 Camp Roberts Rest Area reopens
MONTEREY COUNTY — The southbound Highway 101 Camp Roberts Safety Roadside Rest Area reopened to the public on Tuesday following an extensive renovation of the facility.
Upgrades included a complete replacement of the wastewater treatment system to improve operational efficiency and to protect groundwater quality,...
King City High grad earns Boy Scouts’ highest achievement
KING CITY — King City High School Class of 2023 graduate Dylan Wheeler has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, a significant achievement that only about 6% of all Boy Scouts accomplish.
Wheeler, 18, is the son of Evette and Daniel Wheeler of King City....
Supervisor Lopez’s open house honors South County Young Leaders, art contest winners
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez hosted his third annual District 3 Open House last Thursday, celebrating this year’s South County Young Leaders and the 2023 winners of the “We Are Southern Monterey County” art competition.
“What an incredible evening and open house...
Caltrans to lower speed limit on 101 between San Miguel and King City
KING CITY — Caltrans has announced that it will be reducing the speed limit on a segment of Highway 101 between San Miguel and King City, from the existing posted maximum speed of 70 mph to 65 mph.
“This decision was based on results of...
Faster internet coming to Bradley School
BRADLEY — Staff from Monterey County Office of Education’s Information Technology and General Services Department made a site visit to Bradley Elementary School last month in preparation for AT&T’s fiber-optic installation.
The MCOE team included Network Systems Engineer Jonathan Schneider, Network Systems Engineer Ugendra Raj,...
South Monterey County’s first inclusive park to open Saturday
SOLEDAD — City of Soledad will host a grand opening for the much-anticipated Orchard Lane Park on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 10 a.m.
The park, which has been under construction for more than a year, will be the first of its kind in South Monterey...
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca shines after improvement projects
SALINAS — WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca celebrated the completion of the most extensive capital improvement project in more than two decades after a $20 million and eight-month renovation and beautification project concluded.
Elected officials, county staff, invited business leaders and WeatherTech Raceway staff participated July...
Lecture, video presentation to feature ‘Bridges of Southern Monterey County’
MONTEREY — The Monterey History and Art Association will be hosting a lecture and video presentation at Casa Serrano in Monterey on Tuesday, Aug. 15, starting at 1:30 p.m.
The topic is “The Bridges of Southern Monterey County,” featuring speakers John and Karen Jernigan of King City...
Monterey County downgrades algae bloom warning at Lake San Antonio
BRADLEY — County of Monterey Public Works, Facilities and Parks is changing warning signs at Lake San Antonio from “DANGER” to “CAUTION” regarding blue-green algae in lake waters.
Staff collected water samples from Lake San Antonio North and South Shores on July 27. On Aug....
