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Mayors unite to demand new courthouse in Greenfield

All four South County mayors have joined together on a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to intervene in the decision about where to build the next courthouse for Monterey County.

Hartnell College, FBI investigating ransomware attack

Hartnell College
SALINAS VALLEY — Last Sunday, Oct. 2, the Information and Technology Resources (ITR) team at Hartnell College detected abnormal network activity that prompted a manual network shutdown.Ā  Currently, Hartnell College is working with third-party forensic incident response specialists and federal law enforcement to investigate this...

Salinas Valley News Tidbits | June 11, 2020

FREE MASKS GREENFIELD — Greenfield Cultural Arts Center will host a free paper face-mask giveaway on Thursday, June 11, for residents of Greenfield. Masks will be distributed at Patriot Park from 4 to 6:30 p.m. SENIOR SENDOFF KING CITY — A Class of 2020 Caravan is planned...

Pop-up sites increase access to Covid-19 testing for South Monterey County residents

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SALINAS VALLEY — Free pop-up Covid-19 testing sites have been emerging lately in South Monterey County as part of an effort to increase testing access after a new site was added to Castroville to the existing lineup of Salinas and Seaside. When available, local residents...

With reopening in sight, economic impact study sheds light on cost of extended Highway 1 closure

Regent's Slide slope repairs
BIG SUR — The Regent’s Slide closure on Highway 1 south of Big Sur has been sending drivers on alternative routes since January 2023. New research from Beacon Economics explores the magnitude of the economic impacts of the closure, estimating the region has lost $13...

New visitor restrictions take effect at Monterey County hospitals

MONTEREY COUNTY — Hospitals in Monterey County have implemented new restrictions on visitors to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 to staff and patients. Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 11, all visitors to area hospitals will be required to show either proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or proof...

Evacuation Order in effect for areas near Villa Drive and San Lorenzo Creek in King City

KING CITY — King City Police Department has issued an Evacuation Order for residents of areas of Villa Drive and San Lorenzo Creek in King City effective immediately until further notice due to the storm. The following zone is under an Evacuation Order:  Zone G-007a which...

King City students take on Winter Olympics

KING CITY — King City Arts Magnet School teacher Bret Harrison has once again brought the Winter Olympic Games to students in his classroom. Harrison, who teaches Enrichment and Reading Intervention for all the school’s fourth- and fifth-graders, has been introducing the Winter Olympics to...

Western FlyerĀ sets sail with weekend celebration, send-off festivities in Monterey

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California with what local media described as ā€œperhaps the strangest crew ever signed aboard a local workboat.ā€ Among them were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, embarking on the journey...

New documentary about local 8th graders’ trip to see ā€˜Hamilton’ debuts Saturday

MONTEREY COUNTY — It was an extraordinary idea that Monterey’s nonprofit Dan and Lillian King Foundation’s board member, Marc Del Piero, had: How about giving every eighth grader in Monterey County the opportunity to go for free to see the historical musical ā€œHamilton: An...
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