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January 15, 2026

Application period closes March 15 for California Rodeo Salinas scholarships

SALINAS VALLEY — California Rodeo Salinas awarded a record-breaking $47,500 in educational scholarships last year and the application period for 2025 funds is open. California Rodeo Salinas started a scholarship program with Hartnell College back in 1986 and recently transitioned the program to the Community...

UPDATED: Man killed in boat accident at Lake San Antonio

BRADLEY — A single boat accident at Lake San Antonio on Friday killed one adult and injured a child. According to media reports, the speedboat was traveling between 30 and 60 mph when it flipped over several times after hitting a wake while attempting a...

Soledad inmates plan to build 60 microhomes for homeless

SOLEDAD — Two years ago, Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad invited guests to tour a new microhomes building program. Despite a pause in production due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the first three homes are about to be delivered to a transitional homeless community. The program...

SPCA Monterey County caring for jelly bean-sized rescued baby hummingbirds

MONTEREY COUNTY — Every spring, the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescues hundreds of baby birds. These tiny birds receive critical care while they are raised at the SPCA, and then released back into the wild to fly free. Some of the...

Grant empowers Alliance on Aging to promote age- and disability-friendly communities in Monterey County

Seniors
MONTEREY COUNTY — With the support of a pivotal grant from the California Department of Aging, the Alliance on Aging (AOA) is embarking on a transformative journey to foster age- and disability-friendly communities across Salinas, North and South Monterey County. This initiative, part of the...

Annual SAVHA Spring Tour features stage stops, saloons

JOLON — The annual Spring Tour for the San Antonio Valley Historical Association is in the planning stages for an event titled, ā€œStage Stops and Saloons Along Old Jolon Road.ā€ Saturday, April 26, is the date chosen for a trip down memory lane along one...

King City emergency responders earn honors

KING CITY — King City Police Chief Keith Boyd honored numerous personnel from King City Police Department during the Aug. 10 King City Council meeting, after the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the ability to host individual ceremonies throughout the past year. ā€œOne thing Covid delayed was...

Dylan Scott to perform at 2023 Salinas Valley Fair

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair is excited to be celebrating the 79th annual Salinas Valley Fair set for May 18-21 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. New this year, multi-Platinum country pop singer Dylan Scott is scheduled to perform...

Operation Santa Claus returns to King City

KING CITY — Santa Claus flew into King City again this year and, with the help of his volunteer elves, delivered toys and pozole meal kits to more than 2,000 residents from South Monterey County. The 2022 Operation Santa Claus event was brought to local...

Monterey County educatorsĀ celebrate expanded healthcare services

Salinas Valley Health NICU
MONTEREY COUNTY — Educators in Monterey County now have the affordable, local healthcare services they need and deserve thanks to an agreement between Salinas Valley Health and Municipalities, Colleges, Schools Insurance Group (MCSIG). ā€œSalinas Valley Health recognized that many teachers and other educators in our...
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