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Salinas Valley Grad Notes | June 21, 2022

Alvaro Mercado of Soledad was named to the Spring 2022 Dean’s List at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan. The Dean’s List recognizes USM students who end the semester with a 3.5 GPA or better. Adrian Arredondo of Greenfield, Anna Barragan of Soledad...

Alliance on Aging invites community to spread love with Valentine’s cards for seniors

MONTEREY COUNTY — This Valentine’s Day, the Alliance on Aging (AOA) invites the community to join a heartfelt initiative to create and send Valentine’s cards to seniors in care facilities, nursing homes, assisted living centers and hospitals. ā€œThis simple act of kindness aims to bring...

Construction resumes on Highway 101 in King City

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KING CITY — 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 Grad Notes | Feb. 10, 2022

Anna Barragan of Soledad, Jenna Pepple of Greenfield and Alicia Pruett of Salinas were named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time undergraduate students who earned a minimum GPA of 3.7 and above are named to...

Monterey County Dance Foundation raises money for ballet costumes

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Dance Foundation hosted ā€œA Toast to Danceā€ fundraiser earlier this month at Scheid Vineyards in Greenfield to raise money for new costumes. The Saturday afternoon event consisted of a variety of ā€œThe Nutcracker Balletā€ dance performances, musical entertainment by the...

Monterey County outpacing other local providers in Covid vaccines provided to children

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County's Health Department has administered more Covid-19 vaccine doses to children ages 5-11 than any other local vaccine provider, county officials said Tuesday. As of Sept. 29, the Public Health and Clinic Services divisions of the Health Department have administered 28...

King City veterans receive patriotic quilts

KING CITY — Members of the King City VFW Post 6747 Auxiliary and the Valley Heritage Quilt Guild presented patriotic quilts to veterans on May 30 as part of a Memorial Day celebration at the post. Decorative quilts with red, white and blue fabrics were...

Science kits offer educational activity for South Monterey County youth

GREENFIELD — Youth in Greenfield and South Monterey County have been able to supplement their homework packets and distance learning with science lessons contained in ā€œBags Full of Science,ā€ a project by the Greenfield Community Science Workshop. The bags contain materials for science projects and instructions in both...

Assemblymember Caballero opens satellite office in Soledad

Assemblymember Anna Caballero has officially opened office hours at the Soledad Fire Department Office on Monterey Street.

Landmark new laws take effect in California

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CALIFORNIA — Hundreds of new bills signed into law last year have taken effect Jan. 1 in California, including historic measures to expand worker protections, tackle the state’s housing crisis, redress historical injustices, increase voter access and more. ā€œIn partnership with the Legislature, we’ve advanced...
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