Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 4, 2021
STUFF THE BUS
KING CITY — United Way Monterey County will launch the 11th annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive on Saturday, June 5, at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of King City and hosted by UWMC,...
Beltran named 2025 Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation Scholarship winner
KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has announced Valeria Beltran, a junior at Gonzales High School, as the recipient of the 2025 Heritage Foundation Scholarship.
As this year’s winner, Beltran will raise the official Heritage Animal, a hog she has named “Zero,” and...
General Election 2024: South Monterey County school measures passing in latest results
SALINAS VALLEY — Residents of South Monterey County are shaping the future of local education services, with all school bond measures currently passing in the latest results for the Presidential General Election held on Nov. 5. Below is a summary of each measure, requiring...
King City, Gonzales high school runners receive scholarships
SALINAS VALLEY — King City High runner Mario Avila and Gonzales High runner Ashley Ochoa joined four other runners as recipients of scholarships from the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners.
While King City, Greenfield and Soledad have had previous winners of the scholarship, Ochoa...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 16, 2021
JOB FAIR
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Workforce Development Board is hosting its last virtual job fair of 2021 on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Premier Virtual online event platform. The event is free to both employers and job...
Wall of Wine winner
Donna Oliveira of King City was the raffle winner of more than $7,500 worth of wine for the Wall of Wine fundraiser, which supports the Campaign for the Preservation of Mission San Antonio de Padua.
Monterey County officials predict fierce fire season this year
MONTEREY COUNTY — Residents throughout Monterey County are being warned that this year’s low amount of rainfall and dry weather conditions will mean a more intense fire season, which has already begun.
Normal years would have a fire season that started around June, but the...
Caravan rolls through King City to bring awareness to 2020 Census
KING CITY — A Census 2020 caravan rolled through the streets of King City last Sunday, May 24.
The caravan was a way for city staff and volunteers to raise awareness about this year’s census to increase the city’s response rate, which is currently 48.6...
