King City Police seeking community’s help with ‘suspicious’ incident
KING CITY — King City Police Department is requesting the community’s help with an incident Wednesday involving suspicious circumstances.
On Nov. 2 at about 1 a.m., officers responded to Mee Memorial Hospital regarding a King City resident who was in the Emergency Department with a...
Newsom: California economy ‘fully reopening’ June 15
CALIFORNIA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that the state is “setting our eyes on fully reopening by June 15 — with commonsense measures like masking.”
Newsom made the announcement via Twitter, and reiterated the state’s plan to eventually forgo the current four-tiered,...
Young authors from South Monterey County compete in Steinbeck essay contest
SALINAS VALLEY — Students from throughout South Monterey County
had a chance to compete in essay writing to earn a scholarship during the
Steinbeck Center’s Young Authors Day of Writing.
Top middle school students were nominated by their teachers
to write an essay about “The Red Pony”...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 28, 2021
TROOP OUTREACH
KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will be collecting items to be sent to servicemen and women serving overseas on Oct. 5. Anyone who would like to participate in this ongoing project can drop off items for the troops at...
Ag Commissioner’s Office hosts PPE distribution in King City
KING CITY — Dozens of vehicles lined up to receive supplies during a PPE distribution event on Feb. 3, hosted by the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office in King City.
More than 60 agricultural companies, including growers, pest control businesses and farm labor contractors,...
South County Trashion Show returns to King City next week
KING CITY — The unforgettable South County Trashion Show fundraiser and luncheon is back after two long years.
Alliance on Aging will once again host the annual event on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 11:30 a.m. in the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in...
Salinas Valley farmers seek rebound after floods, virus hit lettuce crops
SALINAS VALLEY — Things were challenging enough for lettuce growers in Monterey County’s Salinas Valley before Mother Nature dealt a one-two punch in this year’s storms.
Farmers in 2022 had suffered an estimated $150 million in crop losses as impatiens necrotic spot virus — a...
Central Coast VNA receives $50K grant for local support group
SALINAS VALLEY — Central Coast VNA and Hospice has received a $50,000 grant from Hospice Giving Foundation to help support its Grief and Loss Program in Gonzales for South Monterey County residents.
Called New Beginnings, the free monthly support group is designed to help participants...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 18, 2022
RUSTIC REMAKE
KING CITY — Rustic Remake, an annual arts and craft show, returns for a fourth time to the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City on Saturday, Feb. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event features Central Coast vendors, who will...
