Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 29, 2025
TRICKS AND TREATS
SALINAS ā SPCA Monterey County is hosting its first Halloween Tricks and Treats event on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the SPCA Learning Center, located at 1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway in Salinas. Families and children are invited to enjoy...
Monterey County Board of Supervisors to mark 50th anniversary of āEl Cortitoā ban
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Board of Supervisors will host a special ceremony on Tuesday, June 10, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a landmark legal case that arose out of the Salinas Valley and outlawed the use of āEl Cortito,ā or the short-handled...
Ranch Rodeo brings western traditions to Salinas Valley Fairgrounds
KING CITY ā Last Sundayās Monterey County Ranch Rodeo drew 118 participants from the Central Coast and paid out $9,083 in prize money to winners at the Salinas Valley Fairgroundsā Rava Equestrian Center in King City.
The 2020 Ranch Rodeo, a partnership between the Salinas...
Holiday cheer delivered to San Ardo students through annual toy distribution
SAN ARDO ā The spirit of the season filled the campus of San Ardo Elementary School in December as every student received a holiday gift and a traditional meal kit during a special distribution event.
Continuing a longstanding tradition, employees from California Resources Corporation (CRC)...
King City schools to serve free meals to children beginning Monday
KING CITY ā Elementary schools in King City will offer free
meals to children ages 1 through 18 beginning Monday, March 23.
King City High School already offers free meals on weekdays
between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Monday will mark the first day of weekday...
New coffee shop under construction in King City
KING CITY ā A new coffee shop named Hestia is in the works for downtown King City, and will be owned and operated by local mother-and-daughter team Kelly Green and Sierra Stamps.
The location is currently under construction along the 300 block of Broadway Street.
Green...
King City Police arrest 2 for battery, gang activity
KING CITY ā Officers from the King City Police Department and deputy sheriffs from the Monterey County Sheriffās Office responded to a physical fight involving multiple subjects in the 1000 block of Broadway Street on Aug. 30 at about 7:22 p.m.
A group of juveniles...
Wildfire smoke fills skies over Salinas Valley as Dolan Fire grows to 73,000 acres
SALINAS VALLEY ā Smoke from the Dolan Fire has made its way to Salinas Valley, as the wildfire continues to spread east from the Pacific coastline along Highway 1, about 10 miles south of Big Sur.
As of Tuesday morning, the fire has burned 73,089...
Late King City residentās memoir captures aviation dreams
KING CITY ā āSouth to Alaska,ā a book written by the late J.T. Rethke, has recently been published and is available to the public following his untimely death in 2023.
John Thomas Rethke was a resident of King City for more than 20 years. He worked...
Community vigil to honor fallen King City officer
KING CITY ā The City of King is inviting residents to come together for a Community Vigil on Wednesday, April 9, celebrating the life and service of King City Police Sgt. Ryan Kenedy.
The gathering will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the...























