Mee Memorial CEO named among 2025 list of top rural health leaders
KING CITY ā Beckerās Hospital Review has released its 2025 list of āRural Hospital and Health System Presidents and CEOs to Know,ā and Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has earned a spot on the list for the third consecutive year.
āThese dedicated leaders...
Science teacher brings historic penguin to King City middle school
KING CITY ā Science teacher Jim Van Horn has brought his stuffed chinstrap penguin to Chalone Peaks Middle School in King City, where it was on display for students when they began the school year on Tuesday.
Van Horn teaches physical science and has...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 13, 2024
CONTEST DEADLINE
KING CITY ā The deadline to apply for Miss Salinas Valley Fair is Thursday, March 21. The contest is open to any junior or senior high school girl who is a resident or student of school districts in the counties of Monterey, San...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 10, 2021
CHRISTMAS AT THE FORT
JOLON ā Fort Hunter Liggett is inviting the community to a Christmas celebration at the installation on Saturday, Dec. 11. Holiday activities for the evening, from 4 to 9 p.m., include ugly sweater contest, light show, live karaoke, Christmas movie at...
New laws take effect in California for 2020
CALIFORNIA ā The beginning of a new year comes with many new
laws taking effect throughout the state.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed numerous bills into law that aim to tackle issues including firearms, housing, pollution, schools, animal rights and more.
South Monterey County businesses,...
Hitchcock Road Animal Services joins statewide Adopt-a-Pet Day on Saturday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Hitchcock Road Animal Services, an animal shelter serving Monterey County and the City of Salinas, will be participating in the first-ever California Adopt-a-Pet Day scheduled for Saturday, June 1.
This statewide initiative, organized by the California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), San Francisco...
Community Food Pantry announces fall Goodwill donation drive
The Community Food Pantry of King City is again partnering with Goodwill Industries for another collection drive Nov. 3 and 4.
King City fourth grader wins holiday poster contest
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Manager Janet Bessemer recently announced that Jocelyn Ramires won the Chamberās poster contest for its 22nd Annual Lighted Christmas Parade.
Ramires, a fourth grader at Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City, will ride in...
San Lucas students and teachers celebrate Read Across America
SAN LUCAS ā Students at San Lucas School celebrated Read Across America on March 2, focusing on their own campus reading and festivities rather than taking the usual field trip to a neighboring campus due to the pandemic.
King City Mayor Mike LeBarre read to...
Applications due Friday for Monterey County film scholarship program
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commissionās Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program, the deadline of which to apply online is Nov. 10.
This year the program plans to award students up to $2,000 in...






















