Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 10, 2024
YOUTH SUMMIT
SOLEDAD ā The Youth Councils from Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield will be hosting their first South County Youth Summit for local students on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Main Street Middle School in Soledad. There will be guest...
Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation announces scholarship winner
Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has selected Ivan Trujillo of Greenfield for the 2019 Heritage Foundation Scholarship.
Deadline nears for Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2024 applicants
SALINAS VALLEY ā Young ladies who are passionate about the Western lifestyle and promoting the rodeo industry can compete for the Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2024 title July 5-7, with the winner being announced on July 7.
Entries close on Monday, May 6. The winner...
160 acres protected in Ventana Wilderness west of Salinas Valley
CENTRAL COAST ā Located in Californiaās Central Coast, the 160-acre Church Creek property overlooks the wild, sharp-crested ridges and steep valleys of the interior coastal range.
The private property is in the heart of the Ventana Wilderness, west of the Salinas Valley, and connects to...
King City ballet dancer begins journey to Washington, D.C.
KING CITY ā King City student Ashley Madrid left last Saturday to begin her yearlong studies at the Kirov Academy of Washington, D.C., in order to pursue the art of ballet.
Monterey County Dance Foundation awarded Madrid a $3,000 scholarship that has made it possible...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 24, 2021
WALKING TOURS
KING CITY ā A walking tour of historic Highway 101 in Downtown King City is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25. Led by local historians John and Karen Jernigan, the walk generally lasts about 75 to 90 minutes and covers about a mile in...
Operation Santa brings bliss to nearly 500 families in South Monterey County this holiday
KING CITY ā Santaās arrival by helicopter brought joy to hundreds of families from South Monterey County this Christmas, as he and a team of helpers delivered gifts and other goodies to their smiling faces.
Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and California Water Service once...
KC 4-H takes 1st in livestock contest
This past Sunday at the Salinas Valley Fair, the King City Blue Ribbon 4-H team won first place in the Livestock Judging Contest.
King City man arrested for stabbing on Broadway Street
KING CITY ā King City Police Department (KCPD) responded to the report of a stabbing on May 2 at about 10 p.m. in the 200 block of Broadway Street.
On arrival, officers contacted the victim, a 40-year-old male, who reported that the suspect, 42-year-old Rene...
Law enforcement agencies to announce breakthrough in South Monterey County double homicide, King City mass shooting and Salinas armed robbery cases
KING CITY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office, King City Police Department and Salinas Police Department have scheduled a joint press conference Friday morning to make a major announcement involving three ongoing investigations.
Officials are planning to unveil āsignificant developmentsā related to the double homicide that...