King City 4-H, FFA partner on industrial arts project
KING CITY ā King City Rural 4-H recently collaborated with King City High School FFA to offer an industrial arts project for its members for the first time.
This rare collaboration included help from KCHS ag teacher Blaise Chaney, who opened up the schoolās state-of-the-art...
Taylor Farms donates vegetables to Mee Memorial clinic patients
SALINAS VALLEY ā In honor of both National Diabetes Month and Diabetes Education Week, Taylor Farms donated 500 bags of salad and packages of assorted vegetables to the families visiting Mee Memorial Healthcare System clinics in King City and Greenfield on Nov. 15.
There were...
Salinas Valley Fair returns with āthrillsā this week
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair will bring āGolden Hills & Fair Time Thrillsā for its 80th celebration taking place Thursday through Sunday at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
āWe are so excited to celebrate the 80th Annual Salinas Valley Fair, May 16-19,ā...
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership secures millions for agtech innovation
CENTRAL COAST ā Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) is helping to advance agriculture technology (agtech) and workforce development across the Central Coast, supporting a statewide initiative that aims to create well-paying jobs and strengthen the regionās economy.
MBEP, a regional economic development organization, co-founded and...
Food banks provide helping hand to Salinas Valley farmworkers
KING CITY ā Celebration Nation is continuing to host food banks for local farmworkers in the Salinas Valley, with the next two events planned for King City and Greenfield on upcoming Saturdays.
The nonprofit, launched in 2020 to support farm-working communities in California, currently schedules food...
Clash between union campaigns and private property at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON ā Before dawn on an October morning in 2015, representatives of the United Farm Workers turned up at a strawberry plant nursery in Northern California to meet with workers and urge them to consider unionizing.
They were able to enter the nurseryās property thanks...
Scheid Family Wines toasts 50th year in Monterey County
GREENFIELD ā Scheid Family Wines is celebrating its 50th anniversary with special events throughout the year in its tasting rooms located in Carmel-by-the-Sea and at its estate winery just off Highway 101 between Greenfield and King City.
Based in Monterey County, the family-owned and operated...
Salinas Valley Fair to host online livestock auction Saturday
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair will host a virtual livestock auction this Saturday, June 20.
This yearās auction is a charitable auction, with no meat product exchanging hands. Proceeds will instead be directed to 4-H and FFA exhibitors who participate in the auction. Some...
Monterey County receives 750,000 masks for farmworkers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County has received 750,000 procedure masks from the state specifically to protect agricultural workers in the area.
The delivery arrived May 7 after the Monterey County Emergency Medical Services Agency Medical Operation Area Coordinator requested them to safeguard farmworkers in the...
Carli Hammond crowned Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2022
KING CITY ā Monterey County Home Charter School senior Carli Hammond was crowned 2022 Miss Salinas Valley Fair after competing against one other girl in such areas as personality, scholastic ability, poise and horsemanship.
The annual contest took place at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in...

















