County Health Department hosts free environmental compliance workshop
Monterey County Health Department, Environmental Health Bureau, in conjunction with the Growers Shippers Association, presents the 17th annual South County Environmental Compliance Workshop.
Monterey County Free Libraries seeks feedback
Monterey County Free Libraries, which has branches in all four South County cities, is seeking community input to help determine priorities and updates to its strategic plan.
Monterey County implements new ways to access non-emergency assistance
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Montereyās Emergency Communications Department (ECD) operates the countywide consolidated emergency communications system for emergency and non-emergency call answering, as well as dispatch services for a majority of Monterey County.
Recently, ECD has implemented new tools for reporting non-emergency information,...
King City celebrates Halloween with cruises, Trunk-or-Treat
KING CITY ā Halloween festivities were plentiful this year in King City, ranging from community-organized cruises to a city-planned Trunk-or-Treat at Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, in addition to virtual house decorating and costume contests for residents to get in the spooky spirit.
An estimated 14 cars...
New year means new resolutions
A new year means South Monterey County residents are making resolutions and goals for 2019, among those making New Yearās resolutions include local city officials, high school students, librarians and others.
King City Chamber announces top business, community members for 2021
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2021 winners of the organizationās annual awards.
This yearās award winners are: Mee Memorial Healthcare System as Business of the Year; longtime residents John and Karen Jernigan as Citizens of the Year;...
King City fourth graders tour OāNeill Sea Odyssey in Santa Cruz
KING CITY ā After two years without a field trip due to the pandemic, fourth graders from Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City were able to board the OāNeill Sea Odyssey catamaran for a two-hour tour on the Pacific Ocean.
Last month, students from...
Community Human Services equips Monterey County park rangers with Narcan
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Human Services (CHS) has provided the Monterey County Parks Department with 17 cases of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, the opioid overdose reversal medication, free of charge.
This represents over 200 individual doses of Narcan that park rangers can administer to distressed...
Poison detection in wild pigs brings attention to pesticide exposure in hunter-harvested wildlife
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Wild pigs in the Monterey County area were exposed to pesticide bait containing the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone, according to findings by the California Department of Fish and Wildlifeās (CDFW) Wildlife Health Lab (WHL) and the California Animal Health and Food Safety...
California Rodeo Salinas surpasses $850K in community donations for 2025
SALINAS VALLEY ā California Rodeo Salinas recently announced that it has distributed $854,035 to nonprofits, Western heritage organizations and community groups across the region.
These funds, which increased by 7% over 2024, reflect the Rodeoās ongoing commitment to giving back and ensuring that local programs...




















