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December 8, 2025

Hartnell’s summer sports camps for youth continue

SALINAS — Hartnell Athletics program has opened online registration for a series of weekly summer youth sports camps, running through Aug. 5.  Hartnell coaches lead the camps, with assistance from student-athletes, and all proceeds go to support intercollegiate teams at the college. ā€œMore than anything, we...

Community Food Pantry of King City opens Friday

KING CITY — Community Food Pantry of King City will once again be open beginning Friday, April 29, after being closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past two years, the Food Pantry Board did not feel it was safe for volunteers and families to distribute food. Now, as...

Enforcement efforts continue against unlicensed cannabis cultivators in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Bureau of Investigations, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and local agencies, continued enforcement efforts in July against the unlicensed cannabis industry. Last week the Monterey County Cannabis Enforcement Unit...

Sol Treasures’ Hermie Robles Creation Station honors late board director

Sol Treasures King City Hermie Robles Creation Station
KING CITY — Sol Treasures has begun a rollout of the Hermie Robles Creation Station, a room with technical equipment that can not only be a classroom, but also a creative center for artists, musicians and learners. Aimed mainly for youth, the room’s laptops, equipment...

Health officials release survey results from Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility fire

Moss Landing battery plant fire
MONTEREY COUNTY — The health departments of the Counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz are inviting the public to review a report of the regional survey conducted in response to the January 2025 battery fire at the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. The survey...

Mee Memorial employee turns heads as ā€˜trashionista’

KING CITY — When someone refers to Consuelo ā€œConnieā€ Hernandez as a ā€œtrashionista,ā€ it’s not intended as an insult. In fact, the longtime scheduling supervisor for Mee Memorial Healthcare System considers it the ultimate compliment. Whether it’s creating a flowy gown made of Covid vaccine...

Yes, Steinbeck wrote a werewolf novel. Don’t expect to read it.

Nine years before John Steinbeck published his Pulitzer Prize-winning historical masterpiece, ā€œThe Grapes of Wrath,ā€ he was working on a lighthearted detective novel featuring a werewolf. The manuscript, ā€œMurder at Full Moon,ā€ was completed in 1930 but was never published. A single copy has been...

Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Sept. 21, 2020

EAGLES GROUNDED SALINAS VALLEY — King City Young Eagle’s flight event for local youth has been canceled after multiple postponements due to Covid-19. With no end in sight for the shutdowns and health restrictions, organizers Bill Sabo and Tom Hail were forced to cancel the...

Hartnell changes Covid-19 vaccine requirement

Hartnell College
SALINAS — Hartnell College Board of Trustees voted to amend the board policy for students and employees requiring the Covid-19 vaccine.  Rather than requiring proof of vaccination to register for classes or to begin employment, the amended change ā€œstrongly recommendsā€ the Covid-19 vaccine for students...

A Day to Reflect: King City observes Memorial Day 2024

King City Memorial Day
KING CITY — Col. Stephen Trotter, Fort Hunter Liggett’s garrison commander, paid homage to the courage of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, extending gratitude to veterans present and across the nation while also honoring Gold Star families, during the annual King City Memorial...
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