King City FFA students join volunteers to spruce up town
KING CITY — King City High School FFA students collaborated with members of King City in Bloom to spruce up the King City Recreation Center and the King City Branch Library for a couple hours on March 15.
About 50 students split into four...
New digital sign up and running at King City High School
KING CITY — A new digital marquee was installed at the King City High School campus, just off Broadway Street, earlier this month.
The electronic sign serves as a convenient means of conveying information about upcoming events to not only students and parents, but also...
Monterey County schools see drop in chronic absenteeism
MONTEREY COUNTY — California Department of Education (CDE) on Oct. 18 publicly released Chronic Absenteeism data, which is a leading indicator of academic success, including standardized test scores and later graduation rates.
Students are considered to be chronically absent if they are absent for 10%...
Monterey County Civil Grand Jury seeks jurors for 2024-25 term
MONTEREY COUNTY — Many residents have never heard of a Civil Grand Jury, or if they have, they know little about its purpose. In California, a Civil Grand Jury is required in each of the 58 counties.
Looking for effectiveness and efficiency, Civil Grand jurors...
Pinnacles National Park takes on massive paving project this spring, early summer
SOLEDAD — Pinnacles National Park will break ground on a park-wide paving project beginning at the end of April, resulting in some closures for visitors during the late spring and early summer period.
The massive project will address necessary repairs to every road and paved surface...
Monterey County high school students invited to meet Ambassador Taylor
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) has announced its partnership with the World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay Area (WACMB) to host a free after-school event for high school students and teachers to meet and hear from Ambassador William B. Taylor.
The...
Salinas Valley Fair Board seeks new members to join
KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair has announced that there are currently two open Fair Board positions available, and it is looking for enthusiastic, hands-on individuals to join.
This is an opportunity for community members to get involved and help shape the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds...
Local nonprofits pledge funding to Mee Memorial Healthcare System
KING CITY — Youth Recovery Connections and Central Coast Overdose Prevention have pledged $15,000 in grant funding to Mee Memorial Healthcare System, one of numerous partners within the Tri-County EMS Buprenorphine project.
The revolutionary EMS Buprenorphine (EMSBUP) model was created in the pursuit of reducing...
Mee Memorial’s Holiday PJ Patrol helps local children fighting cancer
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Hospital in King City has launched its third annual Holiday PJ Patrol to aid Partnership for Children and its support of local youth fighting cancer.
Mee Memorial Healthcare System is collecting boys and girls pajamas for children ages 1 to...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 14, 2023
BIKE REPAIR
GONZALES — Greenfield Community Science Workshop will host a Bike Repair Workshop offering free tune-up and repair services on Friday, Sept. 15, in Gonzales. The workshop will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the corner of Fifth Street and Gabilan Court....
