Hernandez named King Cityās 2021 Rotarian of the Year
KING CITY ā King City Rotary recently announced that Abe Hernandez has been named 2021 Rotarian of the Year.
Hernandez has been a Rotarian since 2002, serving as past president, assistant governor, Paul Harris Fellow and chair of the Barbecue Committee.
āAs one of Rotaryās āsilent...
Greenfield community delivers care packages to Dolan Fire base camp
SALINAS VALLEY ā Greenfield High School students teamed up with the local police and fire departments last week to host a Thank a Firefighter Donation Drive.
The Sept. 29 collection event allowed for the creation and delivery of 80 care packages to the Dolan Fire...
Monterey Countyās 2022 Crop Report reveals strength in lettuce industry, weakness in cannabis production
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey Countyās crop production increased in value last year by more than $500 million despite decreases in both wine grapes and cannabis, according to the countyās 2022 Crop and Livestock Report.
Overall gross crop and livestock production was over $4.6 billion in...
Second bat tests positive for rabies in Toro Park
SALINAS ā A bat found on June 7 near Portola Drive and Anza Drive in the Toro Park area of unincorporated Monterey County has tested positive for the rabiesĀ virus.
Hitchcock Road Animal Services has investigated this incident and determined that there was no exposure to...
How dangerous is wildfire smoke?
Last week, California's top legislative leaders unveiled a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars on efforts aimed at protecting the state from catastrophic wildfires.
The plan builds on the governorās proposal in January to spend $1 billion on wildfire prevention and resiliency...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Sept. 30, 2020
LIBRARY PROGRAMS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Free Libraries will host videos this week on its Facebook, Instagram and YouTube sites as part of the libraryās virtual programs. MCFL encompasses the library branches within King City, Greenfield, Gonzales, Soledad, San Ardo and San Lucas. Today,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 27, 2025
CLASS REUNION TICKETS
GONZALES ā The final day to purchase tickets for the Gonzales High School 50th Class Reunion (Classes 1972-78) is Aug. 28. The joint class reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 11 p.m. at the Salinas Elks Lodge, 614...
King City Chamber dinner to award top business and community leaders
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will recognize the 2022 winners of the organizationās annual business and community awards this weekend.Ā
The 2023 Annual Awards Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, March 4, inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds,...
Monterey County sees strong voter turnout in November election
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Elections has released the final certified results for the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, revealing a total of 148,916 votes cast locally.
This marks the second highest total in the countyās presidential election history, with a turnout rate of 69.3%...
Mee Memorial Hospital CEO announces upcoming retirement
Mee Memorial Hospital CEO Susan Childers has announced plans to retire March 1, 2019, nearly a decade after she first began her tenure at the King City facility.























