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TIRE RECYCLING SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority will be hosting a tire recycling event from Oct. 15 through Nov. 12. Residents can dispose of their used tires (limit of nine per trip) for free at the three local facilities: Recycling and HHW...

SALINAS VALLEY — A signing ceremony formalizing the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between Monterey County and King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales to create the South Salinas Valley Broadband Authority took place May 27 in the Gonzales City Council Chambers. “I’m very excited to finally...

SOCCER CAMP GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield’s Recreation Department invites families to register their children for youth soccer camp, a four-week camp focused on skill development and conditioning at Patriot Park from 4 to 5 p.m. The registration deadline is Jan. 20, and the program...

KING CITY — Cristina Balestreri, who grew up in the Salinas Valley, has been named the 2023 Miss King City Stampede. Balestreri, daughter of Monterey County natives Mario and Josephine Balestreri, received the title, sash and crown during the third annual King City Stampede, a...

KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Sept. 16 that Eliazar Arellano Ayron, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder while personally using a firearm for the benefit of the Sureno criminal street gang. On Dec. 26, 2021, Ayron,...

UNITED AWARDS MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County is currently accepting nominations for its LIVE UNITED Awards. The 46th annual community service awards honor volunteers who made significant contributions in Monterey County in the areas of Education, Human Service, Youth Volunteer, Community Service and...

GRAND OPENING KING CITY — Monterey law firm Fenton & Keller will open a new law office in King City, led by attorney John E. Kesecker, with an official opening on Monday, June 12. King City Chamber of Commerce and Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce...

KING CITY — King City Young Farmers officially dedicated the revamped veterans memorial, Avenue of Honor, inside San Lorenzo Park in King City on Independence Day.  The new location, near the front parking lot and barbecue areas, features stone plaques, flagpoles, dedication benches and a...

SALINAS VALLEY — A panel of experts discussed current challenges in agriculture, such as the future of the workforce and the role of education, during the eighth annual Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit. The two-day session spanned more than eight and a half hours of...