King City High senior crowned Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair has announced Kyla Lambert, a senior at King City High School, as Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023.
Over the next year, Lambert will represent the fair, making appearances at special events and inviting guests to attend the 79th annual...
Arts4MC seeks next Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has partnered with Urban Word to recognize and celebrate talented local youth poets.
The initiative aims to select the next Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate, who will serve as an ambassador for poetry, social action and...
Construction resumes on Highway 101 in King City
KING CITY ā With the passing of cold and wet weather conditions, work has again begun on a construction project to rehabilitate the Highway 101 mainline and ramps and to perform a seismic retrofit and widening on the Salinas River Bridge near King City.
On...
Salinas Valley Fair 2023 theme winner announced
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair has announced that this yearās Fair theme is āBarnyard May-Ham,ā suggested by James Hinkle of King City.
Hinkle is a sophomore at Palma High School andĀ president of King City Rural 4-H Club.
The 16-year-old said he submitted the idea...
Monterey Countyās Science of Reading Academy expands educator training
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) is offering the Science of Reading Academy, a professional development series providing local teachers with research-based tools and strategies to accelerate literacy in classroom settings serving students ages 4 to 8.
The first cohort launched in...
San Ardo man arrested for child sex abuse
SAN ARDO ā Monterey County Child Protective Services contacted the Monterey County Sheriffās Office on March 20 at about 9:45 a.m. to report it had received information about an incident involving the sexual abuse of a child.
At that time, the Sheriffās Office Investigations Unit...
Community members āJoin the Army for a Dayā at Fort Hunter Liggett
JOLON ā The Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) 80th TASS Training Center (TTC) partners with the Paso Robles Recruiting Station for the āJoin the Army for a Dayā program to provide potential recruits a chance to visit a military installation, speak with soldiers and ask...
Bay Federal Credit Union workplace campaign raises $12,600 for United Way
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Bay Federal Credit Union announced that its January workplace campaign raised over $12,600 for United Way.
Employees of the Credit Union made both one-time donations and payroll deductions in support of United Way of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.
As part of their...
Crowds flock to 2023 California Rodeo Salinas
SALINAS ā California Rodeo Salinasā final performance Sunday entertained 16,846 fans at the Salinas Sports Complex, where attendance was up 8% over the same performance last year.
Total ticket sales for the 2023 Rodeoās four performances, July 20-23, totaled 61,771 ā up 7.5% overall from...
King City mayor earns praise from Alliance for Aviation
KING CITY ā Alliance for Aviation Across America has commended King City Mayor Mike LeBarre for proclaiming March as āGeneral Aviation Appreciation Month.ā
In California, general aviation airports support an annual economic impact of more than $32.7 billion, along with 148,000 jobs and a total...