Crews remove olive trees to make way for Downtown Streetscape Project in King City
KING CITY ā Construction crews have begun the removal of olive trees along Broadway Street in King City in preparation for the City of Kingās Downtown Streetscape Project.
The project will expand the corner bulbouts, redesign the medians and add decorative crosswalks on Broadway, from...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 15, 2021
BARBECUE PLANS
PINE CANYON ā King City and Pine Canyon residents who purchased tickets to the 2020 tri-tip barbecue fundraiser for the Pine Canyon Fire Department have not been left hanging. The department announced Feb. 2 that its upcoming barbecue fundraiser will take place March...
Arts4MC seeks next Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has partnered with Urban Word to recognize and celebrate talented local youth poets.
The initiative aims to select the next Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate, who will serve as an ambassador for poetry, social action and...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 23, 2023
CLEANUP DAY
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales and other organizations have planned a Reuse, Recycle and Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Fairview Middle School, 401 Fourth St. Gonzales residents can dispose of such items as general garbage,...
Country mega-star Keith Urban to headline Rodeoās Big Week Kick Off Concert
SALINAS ā Award-winning country artist Keith Urban will headline the 2024 Big Week Kick Off Concert on July 12.
Urban was recently inducted into the Nashville Songwriterās Hall of Fame and just completed his first residency at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in...
King City CiclovĆa takes over Broadway for 2025 event
KING CITY ā King City CiclovĆa returned to downtown on Sunday, partially closing Broadway Street to allow walkers, cyclists and other non-motorized transportation to enjoy the area free from traffic.
The Oct. 19 event was part of the cityās Blue Zones Project efforts and featured...
Hartnell College awards record number of degrees and certificates
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College celebrated a joyous in-person Commencement on May 20 at Rabobank Stadium in Salinas for the first time since 2019 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than 700 graduates participated, the most in recent memory, and the college awarded a record...
Monterey County Sheriffās Office hosts groundbreaking ceremony for new Re-Entry Resource Center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office hosted a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the new Re-Entry Resource Center.
The April 8 event was held at the Monterey County Jail, located at 1410 Natividad Road in Salinas.
The Sheriffās Office is constructing a Re-Entry Resource Center...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 10, 2024
YOUTH SUMMIT
SOLEDAD ā The Youth Councils from Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield will be hosting their first South County Youth Summit for local students on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Main Street Middle School in Soledad. There will be guest...
Aera Energy food drive yields 14K pounds to local food bank
Local oil company Aera Energyās annual food drive yielded the equivalent of 14,250 pounds of food this year for the Food Bank for Monterey County.






















