King City teen heads to national light rifle competition
KING CITY — Hannah Silva, a 16-year-old King City native, is set to represent California in three-position light rifle shooting at the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) Finals this July in Rock Springs, Wyo.
This is Silva’s rookie year competing in the NHSRA, and...
Grant helps agricultural workers succeed at Hartnell
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College announced it has received a multi-year grant of $260,000 from Bank of America that will strengthen its ability to help Salinas Valley agricultural workers succeed and advance in an industry increasingly shaped by technology and automation.
The grant will support...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 4, 2023
BROADBAND SURVEY
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is seeking information to determine the broadband needs of its residents and businesses through a brief survey. The County of Monterey Broadband Speed Campaign is an initiative for all residents to self-report their internet speed at home, work...
Monterey County resident dies from COVID-19
MONTEREY
COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department reported the county’s first death of
a resident due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on
Saturday.
According
to county health officials, the adult was hospitalized and had an underlying
health condition that “predisposed the individual to having more severe disease.”
No other...
Miss California Rodeo Salinas contest closes May 1
SALINAS VALLEY — Young ladies who are passionate about the western lifestyle and promoting the rodeo industry can compete for the title of Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023 this July.
Entries for the 2023 contest close May 1, and the winner will become an ambassador...
King City 2020 Beautification Week begins Saturday
KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will be sponsoring the annual observance of 2020 Beautification Week starting Saturday, June 20, and running through Sunday, June 28.
The event is a volunteer effort promoted by the Chamber to improve the appearance of...
San Ardo man sentenced to life in prison for child molestation
SAN ARDO — A Monterey County judge sentenced Angel Rojas Lugos, 43, of San Ardo, to 142 years to life in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on May 19.
On March 15, a jury found Lugos guilty of two counts of committing oral...
$1M grant advances broadband expansion on Central Coast
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) has secured a $1 million California Public Utilities Commission broadband development grant to support the Central Coast Broadband Consortium (CCBC)’s efforts to expand broadband in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
The grant is funded by...
SPCA Monterey County seeks help saving opossum babies
MONTEREY COUNTY — Every spring, female opossums hold babies in their pouches growing strong and healthy. Sadly, some of these mother opossums are hit by cars as they forage for food, and their babies cannot survive without emergency rescue.
“On this first day of spring,...
California is reinstating an indoor mask mandate
California will once again require residents to wear masks in indoor public settings everywhere in the state, amid uncertainty surrounding the rapid spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and rising case rates as the holidays approach.
The mandate will go into effect Wednesday and will...
