Fire at California Flats Solar facility prompts evacuation in South Monterey County
PARKFIELD — A fire broke out at the California Flats Solar facility along Turkey Flat Road in Parkfield on Saturday, prompting an immediate response from emergency services.
The Aug. 30 incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. when Cal Fire responded to reports of a vegetation fire...
VNA Hospice’s Latino Mobile Resource Center van to visit Chualar, King City in July
SALINAS VALLEY — The nonprofit VNA Hospice’s innovative Latino Mobile Resource Center van will be at three South Monterey County locations in July — one in Chualar and two in King City.
Launched in November 2019, the van continues its mission to deliver information and...
Scheid Family Wines enters 7th year of 100% wind-powered wines
SALINAS VALLEY — This Earth Month, Scheid Family Wines celebrates nearly seven years of being 100% powered by renewable wind energy.
The Greenfield family-owned and operated wine company, which has embraced sustainability as a core tenet since its inception in 1972, is the only winery...
King City Rotary gives back to nonprofit
KING CITY — Members of King City Rotary recently presented local beautification group King City in Bloom (KCIB) with a check for $1,500, half of the proceeds from their recent 5K race — the Rabbit Run on April 16 — which also benefited King...
Arts Council for Monterey County launches Youth Poet Laureate program
MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County in partnership with Urban Word celebrates local youth poets with the opportunity to serve as the Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate.
Youth poets must submit five original poems for adjudication to determine the Youth Poet Laureate, who...
King City’s Broadway Street offramp to close for construction beginning Monday
KING CITY — A construction project to rehabilitate the Highway 101 mainline and ramps and to perform a seismic retrofit and widening on the Salinas River Bridge near King City continues, with an upcoming closure.
Starting Monday, Nov. 28, travelers will encounter a closure of...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Oct. 31, 2020
PARK HALLOWEEN
GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield will host a Trick-or-Treat in the Park and costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Patriot Park. Participants must observe rules requiring face masks and social distancing. There, they can pick up a...
PHOTO: King City High School’s new FFA facility under construction
KING CITY — Construction of a new Future Farmers of America facility is underway at the former Mildred Street parking lot of King City High School.
The facility will include agriculture classrooms and shops for students of the King City FFA program, which was recently...
