Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 25, 2022
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
KING CITY ā Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host a general membership meeting on Tuesday, March 1, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St. in King City. The guest speaker will be Justin Patterson, candidate for Monterey County...
Monterey County begins preparation for possible coronavirus outbreak
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Though there are no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Monterey County currently, the countyās team of public health professionals and medical providers have begun preparations for a potential outbreak.
āWhile there is great public concern about this virus, there...
King City man arrested, accused of sexually battering girl
KING CITY ā Officers from the King City Police Department responded Jan. 29 to a report of a juvenile victim who said she had been sexually assaulted by an elder Hispanic male.
The girl said she was walking in the 400 block of N. Vanderhurst...
Officials investigate why Lake San Antonio fish have gone belly-up
BRADLEY ā Monterey County officials are closing Lake San Antonio to visitors Wednesday and asking all campers to vacate following a mass fish dieoff that county staff first noticed last week.
State and county experts have not yet figured out why the fish are dying....
GRIDLIFE Festival tour makes first-ever West Coast stop in Salinas
SALINAS ā The GRIDLIFE Festival tour comes to the West Coast for the first time ever on Oct. 20-22, bringing its unique youth-oriented music and motorsport event to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas.
An expected 175 race cars will hit the track over the...
South Monterey County gets record $2.5M state broadband investment
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Digital equity and infrastructure in Monterey County are receiving a record investment of state broadband funding, with the announcement of $2.5 million in broadband technical assistance grants to local municipalities to support efforts to close the digital divide.
The cities of Gonzales,...
Chasing Dreams, Finding Cures Barrel Race marks 10th anniversary in King City
KING CITY ā Hundreds of riders and supporters gathered at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds earlier this month as Key For a Cure celebrated the 10th Annual Chasing Dreams, Finding Cures Barrel Race in King City.
Organizers said the two-day event drew more than 200 riders...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 22, 2025
CITY HALL CLOSED
KING CITY ā In observance of the holidays, City Hall in King City will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Thursday, Jan. 1. All public safety emergency response operations will maintain normal staffing and hours during this time. āAs always, contact 9-1-1...
Mee Memorial Hospital Foundation rededicates rose garden
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Hospital Foundation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Tuesday with the chambers of commerce from King City and Soledad for the Mee Memorial Rose Garden.
The rose garden was planted more than 50 years ago by a local man wanting to...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 15, 2022
SCHOOL WALK
GONZALES ā Monterey County Health Department will be hosting Walk to School Day on Tuesdays, Aug. 16 and 23, at 7 a.m. en route to La Gloria Elementary School in Gonzales. Students and their families can meet at the starting location of Santa...






















