Photo | King City native serves in Navy
KING CITY — U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Jesus Mendoza Lopez (above), from King City, rides in a 7m rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) toward the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during Exercise Noble Vanguard in the Sea of...
Mee Memorial Hospital recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Mee Memorial Hospital will be offering mammograms for women over 40 at a rate of $99.
Biden takes initial steps to address gun violence
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, calling gun violence in the United States “an international embarrassment,” took a set of initial steps on Thursday to address the problem, starting with a crackdown on the proliferation of so-called ghost guns, or firearms assembled from kits.
Acknowledging that...
King City Police schedule DUI Checkpoint for Friday
KING CITY — King City Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 16, from 6 to 11 p.m. in the 600 block of Division Street in King City.
DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes....
Mee Memorial Healthcare System appoints Emery-Shea as CFO
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System (MMHS) has announced the appointment of Emily Emery-Shea as chief financial officer (CFO).
With over a decade of financial leadership experience in the healthcare sector, Emery-Shea brings a proven track record of fiscal stewardship, strategic planning and operational...
Smoke from prescribed burn to be visible from Salinas Valley
PAICINES — Cal Fire plans to conduct a prescribed burn on private property in the Gabilan Range, west of the town of Paicines, in the McPhails Peak area of San Benito County on Tuesday.
The purpose of the Sept. 27 project is to reintroduce...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 6, 2023
SOCIAL SECURITY
KING CITY — An educational seminar, hosted by Robert Cullen of Farmers Insurance and Steve Noonan, regional vice president of Equitable Distributors LLC, is planned for Thursday, April 6, at 12 p.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. The...
Weed control effort seeks to curb virus threat for Salinas Valley’s lettuce
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the region’s lettuce crop in recent years.
Officials are urging residents who notice...
King City, Greenfield high schools prepare to allow some students back on campus
KING CITY — School board members from the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District discussed the beginning of school and plans for potential reopening in the future during the Aug. 26 board meeting.
“I talked to teachers the first day of school and...
Four contestants to compete for 2022 Miss California Rodeo Salinas
SALINAS VALLEY — Four contestants will compete for the 2022 title of Miss California Rodeo Salinas beginning Thursday.
This year’s competition consists of personality and appearance, scholarship and scholastic contests. The winner becomes a year-round ambassador for the California Rodeo Salinas, traveling to rodeos, parades...
