Community Foundation for Monterey County awards $216K in storm relief fund grants
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) created the Monterey County Storm Relief Fund on Jan. 10 to assist communities impacted by the 2023 winter storms.
The fund is a trusted repository for donations and 100% of gifts to cfmco.org/StormRelief will be used...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 17, 2023
VACCINE CLINIC
SOLEDAD ā VNA Community Services and the VIDA Project will be hosting a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic at the Soledad McDonaldās, 1215 S. Front St., on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vaccinations are available for ages 2 and up....
Closing underway of longtime law office in King City
KING CITY ā Longtime King City attorney Peter D. Anderson died in September 2022 following 55 years of dedicated legal and community service.
Since his death, the process of closing Andersonās law office is underway so that his clients can retrieve their files and get...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 16, 2023
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Cattlemen and Cattlewomen 2023 scholarship applications are now available. Graduating high school seniors who live in Monterey County and are planning a degree in agriculture are eligible to apply. Applications can be downloaded at montereycountycattlemen.org under the āScholarshipsā...
King City Councilmember Acosta dies
KING CITY ā King City Councilmember Darlene āDeeā Acosta has died after a brief illness, announced City of King officials last week.
Acosta, who recently submitted a letter of resignation from the King City Council effective Feb. 14 due to health reasons, died that Tuesday...
King Cityās annual State of the City Address reports progress
KING CITY ā City of King officials provided an update on King Cityās progress over the past year and presented plans for future developments during the annual State of the City Address.
Co-sponsored by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the Rotary...
Sen. Caballero to continue representing Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā Sen. Anna Caballero will continue to represent the Salinas Valley and San Benito County for the next two years until a new senator assumes the district, announced the Senate Rules Committee last week.
Every 10 years a neutral committee completes the redistricting...
Local Sea Cadets volunteer with Food Bank for Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā Chesty Puller Battalion of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, a nonprofit organization chartered by the Federal Government in 1962 that aims to instill principles of leadership within youth ages 10 to 18, recently volunteered with the Food Bank for Monterey...
King City Police remind Super Bowl fans to plan ahead
KING CITY ā King City Police Department is reminding football fans that thereās no āDUIā in team.
For those heading out to a Super Bowl party and planning on drinking, police are advising that they stick to the āGo Safelyā game plan and choose a...
San Lucas teacher receives national acclaim
SAN LUCAS ā San Lucas Elementary School teacher Monique Ross was named to Curriculum Associatesā 2023 class of Extraordinary Educators, an annual program that celebrates and connects exemplar teachers in grades K-8 from around the country.
Chosen from hundreds of nominations, Ross is among 30...