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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 3, 2021

CENTENNIAL CRUISE SOLEDAD — A Centennial Friday Night Cruise will take place Sept. 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with a Mexican Independence theme. Drivers should meet at the Front Street clock tower in Soledad. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Fourth of...

Monterey County’s indoor mask order takes effect

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s indoor face covering ordinance has been triggered, with countywide mask requirements taking effect as soon as this Friday. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published data Monday morning showing that Monterey County was in the ā€œsubstantialā€ community transmission rate...

How artificial intelligence is fighting wildfires

In 2003, Ilkay Altintas, a computer scientist with the University of California, San Diego, had her first wildfire encounter. She had been in Santa Barbara for a workshop and couldn’t take the train home. ā€œThe track was gone,ā€ she recalled this week. So she hitched a...

King City Rotary’s inaugural Pickleball Tournament delivers a smash hit

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KING CITY — With 16 teams participating, the King City Rotary Club’s first Pickleball Tournament on Saturday was a smashing success, according to organizer and Rotary President James Ewart. The Feb. 10 event was held at the Expo Building of the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 10, 2025

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HSI WEEK SALINAS — Hartnell College will celebrate Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Week, Sept. 9-12, with a series of free events open to the public. The week will include featured presentations by award-winning author Francisco JimĆ©nez and the social media duo FoosInMedicine. On Wednesday, Sept. 10,...

Skunk and bat test positive for rabies in Salinas and Chualar Canyon area

SALINAS — A skunk found on April 26 near the East Romie Lane area in Salinas has tested positive for rabies, announced the Monterey County Health Department and Animal Services on Friday. This is the second instance of wildlife testing positive for the rabies virus in the...

Biden says all adults will be eligible for vaccine by April 19

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday moved up by two weeks, to April 19, his deadline for states to make every American adult eligible for coronavirus vaccination, following the lead of states around the country that are already meeting that timetable. Biden’s announcement came...

Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Feb. 17, 2025

Grad Notes
Ariana Mercado of Soledad was named to the University of Saint Mary Fall 2024 Dean’s List, which includes students who ended the semester with a 3.5 GPA or better. USM is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters...

Holiday food distributions help feed Salinas Valley families

KING CITY — Food Bank for Monterey County hosted Thanksgiving meal distributions for hundreds of families in King City, Greenfield and Soledad on Nov. 22, just in time for the holiday. Children and the Country Life, a local nonprofit that provides resources to those...

SCAR serves up baked potatoes for nearly 200 at Paw-some Party

South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) hosted its annual Paw-some Potato Party last Sunday, Aug. 4, at Bill Ramus Park in Soledad to benefit the volunteer-run organization.
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