San Ardo School reopens with new Covid-19 safeguards
SAN ARDO — Students returned to in-person instruction Nov. 2 at San Ardo School, one of the first campuses to reopen in Monterey County with new Covid-19 safety precautions and the first to do so in South Monterey County.
The waiver, submitted by San Ardo...
Salinas Valley Fair board parts ways with CEO
SALINAS VALLEY — Leadership at the Salinas Valley Fair has shifted after TJ Plew announced Oct. 7 she was no longer the CEO for the fairgrounds in King City.
“I am no longer professionally affiliated with the Salinas Valley Fair,” Plew posted on social media....
King City wins statewide award for public safety
KING CITY — The City of King has won the 2019 Helen Putnam
Award in the public safety category for its Comprehensive Plan to End Youth
Violence, announced the League of California Cities at its annual conference in
October.
This year’s award winners were honored Oct. 16 during...
Residents encouraged to sign up for free clean drinking water
State Water Board bilingual staff, along with Monterey County Public Health, will have a booth to sign up any qualified residents this Sunday for free bottled drinking water if they have domestic wells with high nitrate levels.
CDC issues E. coli warning on romaine lettuce from Salinas Valley
SALINAS
— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as public health and
regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7
infections linked to romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas Valley.
Based
on new...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Oct. 22, 2020
PUMPKIN SHOWOFF
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Free Libraries has invited county residents to take a photo of their decorated or carved pumpkin and post it on Facebook or Instagram with the libraries tagged. Participants have a chance to win a prize as they get...
King City Chamber announces 2019 business, community awards
KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2019 winners of the organization’s annual awards — The Garden House as Business of the Year; Dr. Timothy and Phoebe Cheney as Citizens of the Year; and Monterey County Dance Theatre...
King City students call for return to classrooms via demonstration
KING CITY — Students gathered in the parking lot of King City High School on Oct. 27 and 28 to bring attention to a desire to return to classrooms for their education rather than continue distance learning.
Some attendees planned to remain in their parked...
New fire engines arrive for South Monterey County Fire Protection District
PINE CANYON — South Monterey County Fire Protection District introduced two new fire engines to its roster during a board meeting Oct. 22 at the Pine Canyon fire station.
The district, which has served South Monterey County since 1976, covers Arroyo Seco, San Ardo, Pine...
Wildhorse Cafe awarded ‘Old Glory’ certificate
South Monterey County Republican Women Federated awarded a certificate of appreciation to Katie Dodson of Wildhorse Cafe in recognition of flying the American Flag at the business south of King City.
