Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 18, 2022
RUSTIC REMAKE
KING CITY ā Rustic Remake, an annual arts and craft show, returns for a fourth time to the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City on Saturday, Feb. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event features Central Coast vendors, who will...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 7, 2023
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
GREENFIELD ā The City of Greenfield will host the 2023 Holiday Celebration at the Village Green Park on Friday, Dec. 8. The park celebration and holiday performances begin at 5 p.m., followed by the holiday parade from 6:10 to 6:50 p.m. and the...
King City resident smashes baseballs in Mexico
KING CITY ā King City resident and 2010 high school graduate Marc Flores has been hitting the covers off baseballs this season for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes professional baseball team of the LMB Zona Norte.
The Rieleros (Railroaders), founded in 1975, play their games at...
Crisis housing site set up at San Lorenzo Park in King City
KING CITY ā Ten trailers have been set up at San Lorenzo Park in King City to serve as the South Monterey County regional Alternative Housing Site in the event of a local Covid-19 outbreak.
The state had promised Monterey County 100 trailers, but so...
Jo Mora to be celebrated this weekend
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The community is invited to celebrate Jo Mora, one of the most famous and respected artists from Monterey County, at a free, family-oriented event Saturday, April 15, in Monterey.
Monterey History and Art Association (MHAA) recently announced the acquisition of the Jo...
Part of Highway 1 in California falls into the ocean
BIG SUR ā A portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur, California, collapsed this past week and fell into the Pacific Ocean after heavy rains caused a ādebris flowā of trees, boulders, water and mud, leaving behind a 150-foot-wide gap.
Workers from the California Department...
Weed control effort seeks to curb virus threat for Salinas Valleyās lettuce
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the regionās lettuce crop in recent years.
Officials are urging residents who notice...
Local McDonaldās owner grants scholarships to 21 students throughout Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā Local McDonaldās owner and operator Raymond Costa has awarded college scholarships to 21 employees and their children of McDonaldās restaurants throughout Salinas Valley and Hollister.
This yearās recipients received between $1,500 and $5,000 in scholarship money to help pay for tuition or...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 23, 2024
HIGHWAY WORK
JOLON ā A bridge improvement project continues Wednesday, Oct. 23, which will result in a full overnight closure of southbound Highway 101 at Jolon Road. Travelers will encounter this full closure between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. to allow Caltrans to resurface the...
Middle school students re-enact Civil War
A civil war broke out Friday morning at San Lorenzo County Park in King City, as students and teachers from Chalone Peaks Middle School participated in a living history event.





















