Soledad school establishes first monarch butterfly sanctuary in South County
SOLEDAD — South County’s first monarch butterfly sanctuary has been created at Frank Ledesma Elementary School in Soledad, and similar gardens are being planned for surrounding communities in the near future.
Students, parents and staff members from Frank Ledesma Elementary hosted a kickoff event Oct....
San Ardo and Lockwood students help protect Big Sur habitat
BIG SUR — Before the summer break, eighth-grade students from San Ardo and San Antonio schools returned to share with classmates their experience on a multi-day outing geared to preserving key habitat in Big Sur State Park.
The South Monterey County students joined California State...
Lake San Antonio reopens after fish die-off event
BRADLEY — County of Monterey Parks and Lakes Division, Environmental Health Bureau and Water Resources Agency staff reported Monday that data and testing results from water samples taken in the wake of a massive fish die-off at Lake San Antonio were “inconclusive,” but that...
California Primary Election 2022: Latest results for Monterey County, statewide contests
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for various state and local offices in the June 7 California Primary Election.
According to Monterey County Elections, there are 208,274 registered voters in the county. The latest numbers show that 34,758...
Arts Council announces Monterey County’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY — Mahi Shah of Salinas, a junior at Notre Dame High School, was selected as the inaugural Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate.
Shah will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year and receive a $1,000 honorarium.
Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate...
How the drought is affecting California’s crops
In recent weeks, dangerous heat has killed hundreds of people in Oregon and Washington, endangered workers across the region and strained California’s power grid.
It has also exacerbated the slow-moving natural disaster already punishing the West: the drought.
Late last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom formally urged...
California’s next vaccine eligibility expansion
Well, the moment many of us have been waiting for has arrived: Californians 50 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated starting April 1, and residents older than 16 will be eligible starting April 15, state officials announced Thursday, in an effort to...
SPCA team rescues injured bald eagle in Salinas
SALINAS VALLEY — An injured bald eagle is receiving care at the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center after being rescued in Salinas last week.
According to the SPCA, the adult eagle was found with significant injuries, including a broken coracoid — a...
