San Lucas man shot to death early Sunday morning
SAN LUCAS — A San Lucas man was shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 3:35 a.m. on Sept. 5, gunshots were heard in the 53000 block of Julius Street in San Lucas. Deputies responded and found Ricardo...
Monterey County job centers expand hours as pandemic unemployment benefits expire
MONTEREY COUNTY — On Sept. 4, the federal unemployment insurance program, known as the Pandemic Unemployment Insurance benefit, created under the CARES Act, will expire in California and across the states.
“Starting today, over 3 million California workers impacted by the expiration of these critical...
Monterey County enters escrow on ag commissioner office in King City
KING CITY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez announced last week that the county has entered escrow on a property in King City that will host the return of the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office in South Monterey County.
The location at 1011 Broadway St....
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...
Long-term construction project continues on Highway 1 south of Limekiln State Park
BIG SUR — A project to replace a culvert and repair erosion on Highway 1 south of Limekiln State Park has begun, resulting in long-term one-way traffic control.
The construction project on Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast is located at Post Mile 20.4,...
King City teacher seeks funds to build school garden
KING CITY — Kacey Hass, a seventh-grade life science teacher at Chalone Peaks Middle School, has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to start a school garden.
Hass is also the gardening teacher for both seventh and eighth grades, but the campus currently does...
Fort Hunter Liggett hosts community relations meeting
JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett recently hosted a Community Relations Meeting, during which representatives from throughout the region came to discuss different projects and programs going on in South Monterey County and north San Luis Obispo County.
The quarterly meeting on Aug. 18 was a...
Mee Memorial doctor encourages students to get vaccinated
GREENFIELD — Dr. Joshua Deutsch, a physician with Mee Memorial Healthcare System, recently spoke to students at Greenfield High School to encourage them to get the Covid-19 vaccination.
Deutsch, who has shared his experiences of first-hand patient interaction in King City and Greenfield with Monterey...
Barbecue benefits Monterey County Veteran’s Day Parade
SALINAS — Old Town Throw Down, a barbecue fundraiser for the 2021 Monterey County Veteran’s Day Parade, raised an estimated $5,000 for the event last Saturday and had an attendance of about 5,000 guests.
Pork rib tickets sold out within the first hour of the...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 1, 2021
COFFEE COPS
KING CITY — King City Police Department will host its Coffee With a Cop event, meant to enable direct and friendly conversation between the community and their police officers, on Sept. 2 at Hestia Coffee Shop. The event will take place from 4...
