Balestreri named 2023 Miss King City Stampede
KING CITY ā Cristina Balestreri, who grew up in the Salinas Valley, has been named the 2023 Miss King City Stampede.
Balestreri, daughter of Monterey County natives Mario and Josephine Balestreri, received the title, sash and crown during the third annual King City Stampede, a...
Community Foundation for Monterey County helps close college funding gap
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has been working with donors to help close the funding gap for local students aspiring to attend college, announcing that more than $1.4 million in scholarship awards are available this year.
āThese dollars represent a recognition...
South Monterey County teams prep for new baseball, softball seasons
SALINAS VALLEY ā As winter sports come to an end, itās now time for high school teams to break out the bats and gloves as baseball and softball season kicks off in South Monterey County.
One of the biggest problems early on is that spring...
Monterey County farmers estimate $336M in losses from recent storms
SALINAS VALLEY ā A flood damage survey on Monterey County agriculture shows $336 million in estimated losses from Januaryās storms, with the costliest impacts in South Monterey County.
Monterey County Agricultural Commissionerās Office has released the initial results of the online survey, which launched Jan....
Mee Memorial CEO makes national list of best rural hospital execs
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been included on a national list of 80 influential rural hospital leaders.
Compiled by Beckerās Hospital Review, the list includes āexecutives who put their heart and soul into ensuring their more remote communities have...
King City Chamber dinner to award top business and community leaders
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will recognize the 2022 winners of the organizationās annual business and community awards this weekend.
The 2023 Annual Awards Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, March 4, inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds,...
Monterey County Office of Education breaks ground on Early Learning Program center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the building of a new Early Learning Program (ELP) center.
The facility, to be named the MCOE ELP Hartnell STEAM Academy, will be built on Hartnell Collegeās East Campus,...
Applications available for King City fireworks booths
KING CITY ā Applications for Fourth of July fireworks booths in King City are now available online.
The applications can be found at the City of Kingās website kingcity.com, under āDocuments and Forms ā City Manager.ā
The deadline for submitting applications to King City Hall, 212...
Arts Council for Monterey County launches Youth Poet Laureate program
MONTEREY COUNTY ā 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...
Monterey County supervisor swears in as RCRCās first vice-chair
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez was elevated by his peers to serve as first vice-chair of the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC).
Lopez took the Oath of Office as administered by California Assemblymember James Gallagher on Jan. 18 as part of...