Rural community and business leaders raise $84,750 for Monterey County nonprofits
MONTEREY COUNTY — Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) presented $84,750 to five Monterey County nonprofits at the Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting Dec. 3.
Rural community and business leaders from across the state raised the funds during the Basket Drawing and Auction at...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 8, 2022
FESTIVITIES POSTPONED
SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and Soledad-Mission Chamber of Commerce have postponed the 37th Annual Soledad Christmas Celebration for a second time due to inclement weather. A new date has not been announced for the festivities, originally planned for Dec. 3 before a...
Read to Me Project named outstanding nonprofit for youth development
MONTEREY COUNTY — Nonprofit Alliance of Monterey County, whose mission is to optimize the collective power of nonprofits for the benefit of Monterey County communities, has named Read to Me Project as the 2022 Outstanding Nonprofit Agency for Youth Development.
Since Read to Me Project...
Monterey County continues to prioritize elderly residents in Covid-19 vaccine distribution
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County officials continue to prioritize the elderly with Covid-19 vaccinations as allocations of doses remain low.
“The amount of vaccine that comes to Monterey County from the state has not increased,” said County Supervisor Mary Adams during a press briefing Feb....
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 1, 2022
LUNCHEON MEETING
KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. Scholarship recipients Aria Palomino and Jessica Rodriguez and their families will...
King City awarded T-Mobile grant for visitor and history center project
KING CITY — City of King has been awarded $50,000 through T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants program to go toward the cost of renovating and remodeling a downtown building that will serve as a future visitor center and local history museum.
King City was one of 25...
Chauvin verdict reverberates across California
On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the Black man whose death under Chauvin’s knee led to a nationwide uprising against police brutality last summer.
The news was met with a kind of collective sigh of relief,...
King City mayor elected chairman of MST Board of Directors
King City Mayor Mike LeBarre was elected July 9 as chairman of the Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) Board of Directors.
Aerial tribute to honor first responders, essential workers in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — King City and Salinas area residents should turn their eyes skyward Saturday afternoon to witness an aerial tribute to those who have given to their community during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lightning Formation Airshows, with support from Watsonville Airport and in conjunction with...
