Farms statewide hit by storms and floods
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Warm atmospheric river storms wreaked havoc on California last week, causing widespread flooding from rain and snowmelt, which overfilled rivers and creeks, displaced residents, washed out roads and damaged agriculture.
In Monterey County, there was significant flooding along the Salinas River and...
Greenfield High receives Farm to School grant
GREENFIELD ā South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) will launch two farm-to-cafeteria educational programs between Greenfield High School and the districtās Food Services Department.
The first-of-its-kind collaboration was made possible by a new grant from the California Department of Food and Agricultureās...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 2, 2023
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
KING CITY ā Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. Guest speaker will be Denice Gary-Pandol, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate,...
Monterey County reports nearly 4,000 new cases and 39 deaths from Covid-19 so far in 2021
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Nearly 4,000 new cases and 39 deaths related to Covid-19 have been reported in Monterey County since the beginning of the new year.
Just this week, an additional three deaths were added Friday, followed by nine on Thursday, four on Wednesday and...
King City Rural 4-H members work to improve park planters
KING CITY ā Members from King City Rural 4-H have been restoring the parking lot planters at City of King Park.
The multi-week project began Oct. 17 with the planting of drought-tolerant plants, and has been done in collaboration with King City in Bloom and...
King Cityās 8th annual Trunk or Treat brings spooky fun to fairgrounds
KING CITY ā More than 1,700 children and adults donned their best Halloween costumes last Friday to attend King Cityās eighth annual Trunk or Treat at the Salinas Valley Fairgroundsā Expo Lawn.
Hosted by the King City Recreation Department, the free family event ran from...
King City school board votes to reopen campuses
KING CITY ā Elementary and middle schools in King City will reopen to a hybrid model on April 12, as decided by the board members of King City Union School District in a March 10 meeting.
Board members approved a staggered return plan, where TK...
South Monterey County library branches increase hours
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Multiple branches within the Monterey County Free Libraries system have reopened with full hours, matching their pre-pandemic service hours.
The libraryās website, emcfl.org, has information about branch locations and their hours, since hours differ by site and some branches have not yet...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 12, 2022
BOOK TOUR
KING CITY ā Former King City resident and police officer, Larry D. Kendrick is on a reading and book-signing tour and will be stopping in King City on Tuesday, April 12. The local author and novelist will be at Wildhorse Cafe, 50630 Mesa...
Health officials launch community survey related to Moss Landing battery fire
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The Health Departments of the Counties of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz invite the public to participate in a community survey to systematically gather information about potential health concerns related to the January 2025 battery fire at the Vistra Moss...





















