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King City High School Agriculture Department earns state award

KING CITY — King City High School Agriculture Department has been honored with the prestigious California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (CATA) Outstanding 4-6 Person Department Award, a recognition aimed at promoting exemplary middle and secondary programs in agricultural education. The award celebrates the department’s commitment to...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 6, 2023

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ARTIST ALLEY SALINAS — Artists Ink and Co-Lab Studios are bringing the inaugural Artist Alley Block Party, an art festival to celebrate the arts, community and creativity, on Sunday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sherwood Park, famously known for its Hats...

City of King’s weekly community walk ends with big prizes

KING CITY — City of King has announced that its weekly community walk, which ended a successful two-month run in October, will continue in the new year. Launched in partnership with Blue Zones Project Monterey County, the new event featured a leisurely 30-minute walk through...

Bradley Elementary School to build first community garden

BRADLEY — Bradley Elementary School is building its first-ever community garden, utilizing donations from community partners like Chevron and mentorship from staff and students at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). The garden will be used for educational learning, with students having the opportunity to...

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%...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 13, 2022

SUMMER CAMP SALINAS VALLEY — The Salvation Army will be hosting a free six-day Summer Camp for South Monterey County youth ages 8-12 at Camp Redwood Glen from July 18-24. Anyone interested in enrolling their child is encouraged to contact to Jean Salcido at 831-744-5839...

Hartnell College District, Faculty Association reach tentative agreement

Hartnell College
SALINAS — Hartnell Community College District and the Hartnell College Faculty Association (HCFA) have reached a tentative agreement. The announcement was made on Dec. 8 after months of negotiation and entering an impasse in early October. An impasse refers to a request for a mediator’s...

Monterey County Storm Relief Fund exceeds million-dollar mark

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Storm Relief Fund has surpassed $1 million in grants to local nonprofits to support recovery efforts. Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) created the Storm Relief Fund on Jan. 10 to assist communities affected by the 2023 winter storms. Through...

Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Jan. 31, 2023

Grad Notes
Noelia Martinez of Greenfield was named to Biola University’s Dean’s List for academic excellence. Martinez, a cinema and media arts major, was one of about 1,600 students who were named to the list in spring 2022 for earning a GPA of 3.6 or higher...

Pinnacles National Park takes on massive paving project this spring, early summer

Pinnacles National Park
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...
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