Maddie & Tae set to headline 2024 Salinas Valley Fair
KING CITY — Award-winning country duo Maddie & Tae is scheduled to perform at the 2024 Salinas Valley Fair on Saturday, May 18, at the fairgrounds in King City.
“We are looking forward to offering a headlining entertainment piece to the Salinas Valley Fair,” said...
Air quality diminishes as wildfire smoke fills Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — Smoke from nearby wildfires has degraded air quality throughout the Salinas Valley, reaching unhealthy levels for residents in the area.
According to the Monterey Bay Air Resources District, which monitors air quality for the region, communities in the Salinas Valley — including...
King City Fire Department receives Cal Water grant for equipment
KING CITY — King City Fire Department is among the recipients of California Water Service’s second annual Firefighter Grant Program, which supports the needs of fire departments in the utility’s service areas.
Due to the large number of applicants in the program’s first year, the...
Monterey County supervisor proposes plan to rehire laid-off hospitality workers
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo submitted a pandemic economic recovery ordinance for the county on Feb. 3, aimed at recalling laid-off county hospitality, restaurant and travel workers when the economy re-opens.
The ordinance would request those recalls based on greatest length of...
Monterey County supervisors to honor original Bracero workers
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez will be conducting a special honoring of living Bracero workers who reside in Monterey County at the Sept. 12 Board of Supervisors meeting in Salinas as part of the first-ever “Bracero History Recognition...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 7, 2021
FLEA MARKET CANCELED
KING CITY — Oscar Avalos from King City Rotary announced May 2 that the Rotary Flea Market planned for May 23 had to be canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions. While the weekly flea market held at the same site at Salinas Valley...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 3, 2021
POOL CLOSURE
SOLEDAD — Soledad-Mission Recreation District announced Oct. 25 that the Soledad Pool would be closed until further notice due to a water pump needing repair. “We are working to get this resolved as soon as possible,” the district said. A credit will be...
General Election 2024: School board, council races unfold across South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY — In the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, the latest results on Friday showed strong competition for seats on South Monterey County school boards, the Soledad Community Health Care District, and city councils in Greenfield and King City.
Voter turnout so far reached...
Salinas Valley Half Marathon returns this year
It’s been two years since the running of the Salinas Valley Half Marathon, a scenic 13.1-mile run through the vineyards and rich agricultural lands of “Steinbeck country.” The event returns Aug. 5.
