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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 23, 2024

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HIGHWAY WORK JOLON — 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...

Sol Treasures announces grand reopening of boutique, upcoming events

KING CITY — Sol Treasures has announced the grand reopening of the newly designed and freshly stocked boutique in the back room of the gift shop at 519 Broadway St. in King City. Following all safety protocols and socially distant regulations, the boutique officially opened...

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.Ā  Youth poets must submit five original poems for adjudication to determine the Youth Poet Laureate, who...

Cal Fire suspends burn permits in Monterey, San Benito counties

CENTRAL COAST — Significant fire weather is being forecasted in many parts of the state, including Red Flag Warnings across much of southern California. With the lack of meaningful precipitation across much of the central coast, Cal Fire has suspended all burn permits within the...

Nearly full year without a shooting in King City

It’s been nearly a full year without a shooting in King City, and local officials recently praised the city’s overall reduction in violent crime and other achievements in 2018 at the annual State of the City Address.

Northbound 101 onramp at Broadway Street in King City to close Tuesday

KING CITY — Ongoing paving and bridgework on Highway 101 in King City will continue with the closure of the northbound Broadway Street onramp in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 9. Temporary concrete railing will be placed along the roadway to block the...

County supervisor breaks ground on new office

Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez is opening up a new office in Greenfield as part of The Vines at Greenfield Shopping Center.

Workshop to discuss Monterey County’s climate action plan

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sustainability Program will host its first community workshop Tuesday evening as part of its Community Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAAP) stakeholder engagement efforts. The Nov. 16 virtual workshop, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is being held to ā€œhelp the...

King City High seniors celebrate graduation at in-person ceremony

KING CITY — King City High School’s Class of 2021 saw more than 220 students finish their journey with a graduation at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Last year’s graduation included both an online ceremony as well as an outdoor ceremony in a drive-thru format...

Multiple agencies bust unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County

SALINAS VALLEY — Last month the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Bureau of Investigations, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and local agencies, conducted cannabis enforcement operations targeting unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County. In total, these...
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