Healthcare initiative expands to Gonzales and King City
MONTEREY COUNTY — Blue Zones Project has now launched in Gonzales and King City as part of the healthcare initiative’s expansion into South Monterey County.
Brought to Monterey County through an innovative sponsorship by Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Taylor Farms and Montage Health in collaboration with Sharecare...
King City Police searching for suspects after armed robbery, carjacking
KING CITY — Officers from the King City Police Department responded to an armed robbery and carjacking that occurred April 7 at about 11 p.m. in the 400 block of Division Street.
Police said two victims were outside their vehicle when they were approached by...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Sept. 2, 2020
CLOTHING CLOSET
GONZALES — Gonzales Community Church is hosting a clothing closet at its building on Fourth and Day streets today and tomorrow, Sept. 2 and 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. Face coverings are required, and only one person is allowed in at a...
King City Rotary’s first-ever Seafood Boil sells out
KING CITY — King City Rotary Club recently hosted its first Seafood Boil, which replaced the traditional Crab Feed this year.
A total of 300 tickets were sold for the Nov. 19 event, featuring an all-you-can-eat dinner of crab, shrimp, sausage and more at the...
Repaving the way
Staff members from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County and the City of King, along with local officials and residents, help cut the ribbon Aug. 9 during a ceremony celebrating the completion of the first Measure X project in the county.
California condors get an assist from an unlikely source: a wind power company
CALIFORNIA — In an unusual — and somewhat controversial — move, federal wildlife officials in California are teaming up with a wind power company to breed endangered California condors in captivity, in an effort to replace any that might be felled by turbine blades.
The...
Free psychotherapy available to frontline and essential workers in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — Frontline Workers Counseling Project (FWCP), a San Francisco-based nonprofit that pairs frontline and essential workers with private-practice therapists for pro bono counseling services, is expanding its service area to Monterey County.
FWCP, formerly called the Covid-19 Pro Bono Counseling Project, was created...
Monterey County lifts all evacuation orders for Willow Fire
BIG SUR — Containment on the Willow Fire has increased substantially over the past week, as firefighters continue working around the clock to improve direct control lines and extinguish individual hot spots.
The wildfire, located southeast of Big Sur in the Ventana Wilderness of the...
