Monterey-Salinas Transit breaks ground on South County Operations and Maintenance Facility
KING CITY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) board members, elected officials and staff celebrated the groundbreaking of MST’s South County Operations and Maintenance Facility in King City on July 10.
The project will support existing and future transit needs in the surrounding rural communities of South...
Protesters rally for reform at Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD — An estimated three-dozen protesters gathered at the front driveway of Salinas Valley State Prison and the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad on Aug. 6, before moving to Monterey County Jail in Salinas that afternoon as part of a statewide effort calling for...
‘Party’ honors longtime Salinas Valley grower
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Foundation will honor longtime Salinas Valley grower John Romans with its 2022 Leadership Award at the Party Near the Library this Saturday, May 21.
Romans, a member of the foundation’s board of directors, was a longtime owner of King City-based...
Greenfield and Salinas among new Covid-19 testing sites in Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County launched two new testing sites for Covid-19 in Greenfield and Salinas last week, having announced their locations on May 2 in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s directive for California to open 80 more testing sites.
The Greenfield community testing site,...
VNA Hospice van to assist Spanish-speaking families at four Salinas Valley sites in October
SALINAS VALLEY — VNA Hospice’s Latino Mobile Resource Center van will bring education and information to Spanish-speaking families at four Salinas Valley locations in October.
These upcoming educational events will share information about VNA services, care options during end of life, local resources and the...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Oct. 12, 2020
MEALS AND ACTIVITIES
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Free Libraries has announced its free Grab and Go Meals and Activity Bags for youth 18 and under through Dec. 20. The program re-started in late September and will continue at South Monterey County locations through to...
Prayer vigil to honor victims of King City mass shooting
KING CITY — A community prayer vigil for the families of the victims in last Sunday’s deadly mass shooting in King City will take place Thursday night at Chalone Peaks Middle School.
The vigil begins at 6 p.m. inside the multipurpose room at the school,...
Monterey County libraries offer internet hotspots for local students in need
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Free Libraries is providing Wi-Fi hotspots to youth who need internet access.
A total of 300 hotspots have been funded through Monterey County Health Department in partnership with the City of Gonzales.
Any youth in Monterey County can bring their library...
Chicana author becomes Monterey County’s new poet laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY — After a competitive application and evaluation process by a panel of literary experts, and approved by the Board of Supervisors, the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced Rachelle Escamilla as the 2024-25 Monterey County Poet Laureate.
The Poet Laureate is...
