Donut King in King City changes hands after 29 years
KING CITY ā Say the name āAlexā in King City and most people will likely know you are referring to Alex at the Donut King.
For 29 years since 1995, Alex Ngo has cooked and sold the best donuts in town at 807 Broadway, next...
Countywide striping project begins Monday in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Roadway improvement projects for several Monterey County intersections within unincorporated Carmel, South County, North County and rural areas of Salinas began Monday, with an anticipated completion date of Feb. 11.
Improvements will include installation of new stop line and stop legend markings...
Central Coast colleges receive $1.4M in federal funding
CENTRAL COAST ā More than $1.4 million in four separate grants have been secured for students at California State University Monterey Bay, Monterey Peninsula College and Hartnell College through the Upward Bound program.
āLeveling the playing field through federal grants is crucial to creating opportunities...
General Election 2020: Latest results for South Monterey County races, Nov. 6
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Elections continues to count ballots in the Nov. 3 general election, which will determine the outcome in South Monterey County races for school boards and city councils as well as decide the fate of local measures.
As of Friday evening,...
Salinas Valley McDonaldās franchise awards scholarships to 20 employees
SALINAS VALLEY ā Local McDonaldās owner/operator Raymond Costa has awarded college scholarships to 20 employees and their children of McDonaldās restaurants in the Salinas Valley.
This yearās recipients received between $1,000 and $3,000 in scholarship money to help pay for tuition or cost of attendance...
South Monterey County residents named veterans of the year
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Henry Corda and Paul Guzman, both from Gonzales, were honored last Friday among the top 13 veterans during the Monterey County 2020 Veteran of the Year awards ceremony.
The Nov. 6 event took place at the county supervisorsā meeting chambers in Salinas,...
Disaster microloans continue to be available to businesses in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Cal Coastal will continue its small business disaster microloan program and even expand the offerings to larger loans to help during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced CEO Lee Takikawa during a county press conference Aug. 14.
āThe county has just received notification...
Mushroom compost supports Salinas Valley farmers
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey Mushrooms, a mushroom grower based in Morgan Hill, has announced the release of its Certified Organic Spent Mushroom Compost (COSMC) to row crop and leafy green farmers throughout the Salinas Valley.
A finely balanced mixture of straw, peat moss, cottonseed meal,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 15, 2021
BARBECUE PLANS
PINE CANYON ā King City and Pine Canyon residents who purchased tickets to the 2020 tri-tip barbecue fundraiser for the Pine Canyon Fire Department have not been left hanging. The department announced Feb. 2 that its upcoming barbecue fundraiser will take place March...
Man found guilty of starting Dolan Fire, causing condor deaths
BIG SUR ā A Monterey County judge has found 31-year-old Ivan Gomez guilty of starting the Big Sur Dolan Fire, which seriously injured a firefighter and destroyed multiple residences, as well as throwing rocks at a vehicle, cultivating marijuana and 12 counts of animal...






















