Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 14, 2025
DONORS NEEDED
CENTRAL COAST ā The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood in February to help build up the blood supply after thousands of donations went uncollected last month. People of all blood types ā especially those with type O negative blood ā...
SPCA seeks information about man impersonating as veterinarian in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā SPCA Monterey County is seeking information about a man impersonating a veterinarian in Monterey County.
A Prunedale man is providing veterinary care without a license, according to SPCA, and is suspected of animal abuse and cruelty.
āHe has been giving veterinary examinations, prescribing...
Scheid Family Wines VP winemaker retires
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Scheid Family Wines Vice President of Winemaking Dave Nagengast has announced his retirement after 20 years with the Monterey County-based wine company.
Nagengast was the creative and organizational mastermind behind the companyās portfolio of wines, an early adopter of sustainable farming and...
Lake San Antonio reopens after fish die-off event
BRADLEY ā County of Monterey Parks and Lakes Division, Environmental Health Bureau and Water Resources Agency staff reported Monday that data and testing results from water samples taken in the wake of a massive fish die-off at Lake San Antonio were āinconclusive,ā but that...
ALBA program empowers Salinas Valley farmworkers to become leaders in sustainable agriculture
SALINAS VALLEY ā Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is spotlighting its transformative Programa Educativo para Agricultores (PEPA), a comprehensive training program empowering farmworkers to transition into successful organic farmers.
This program is reshaping agriculture in the Salinas Valley, offering Latino farmworkers the tools and...
Monterey County Dance Foundation presents virtual performance and fundraiser Friday
SALINAS VALLEY ā South Monterey County dance students are in need of a Christmas miracle after enduring a difficult year due to the coronavirus pandemic, from the shutting down of their dance studio in King City to the canceling of both their spring production...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 22, 2023
THANKSGIVING STORYTIME
GONZALES ā Monterey County Free Librariesā Gonzales Branch will host a special Thanksgiving Storytime on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 12 p.m. The Gonzales Branch Library is located at 851 Fifth St. Call 831-386-6872 for more information.
SPCA ADOPTIONS
SALINAS ā Skip the crowded malls and...
Monterey County attributes 3,300 new Covid-19 cases to backlog
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County added 3,304 confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the highest number of coronavirus cases reported in a single day so far.
The massive increase, however, is being attributed to a backlog of cases.
"Today's Covid-19 data refresh shows the highest single...
King City native creates organ sculptures in college
KING CITY ā When Cedarville University senior Hannah Stuercke, a nursing major from King City, was assigned a project for her ceramics foundation course, her work took a surprising turn.
Combining her love for nursing and anatomy with creative studio art, Stuercke fashioned ceramic organ...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 28, 2020
TREE RECYCLING
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley residents are being reminded by Waste Management that Christmas trees can either be recycled curbside if cut to fit within the green waste cart with the lid closed on the regularly scheduled collection day, or dropped off for...





















