Covid-19 community memorial project installation underway in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Construction is underway at the Monterey County Government Center campus on Alisal Street in Salinas as crews install the new Covid-19 Memorial.
The installation, which is part of a community effort to honor those affected by the pandemic, is taking shape along...
South Monterey County cities plan Fourth of July events
SALINAS VALLEY ā Fourth of July events are planned throughout South Monterey County beginning this weekend and continuing into Monday to celebrate the United Statesā Declaration of Independence.
KING CITY
King City Chamber of Commerce and Agricultureās annual fireworks show will once again be held the...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 5, 2024
STOP SIGN CHANGE
CHUALAR ā Chualar residents may have noticed that the āSTOPā signs have recently changed at Main and Grant streets. Now, if motorists are coming off Highway 101 onto Main Street or coming from Chualar River Road going toward the Main and Grant...
Chamber announces annual business, community award winners
King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2018 winners of the organizationās annual awards ā Tacos La Potranca De Jalisco as Business of the Year; Steve and Cheryl Harrison as Citizens of the Year; and The Stage Hands as Friend of the Community.
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Feb. 10, 2022
Anna Barragan of Soledad, Jenna Pepple of Greenfield and Alicia Pruett of Salinas were named to the Fall 2021 Presidentās List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time undergraduate students who earned a minimum GPA of 3.7 and above are named to...
Monterey County supervisors to honor original Bracero workers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez will be conducting a special honoring of living Bracero workers who reside in Monterey County at the Sept. 12 Board of Supervisors meeting in Salinas as part of the first-ever āBracero History Recognition...
Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan officially adopted
SALINAS VALLEY ā The Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan has been officially adopted by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Board of Directors and the city councils of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City.
āThis milestone marks a significant achievement in efforts...
River Fire triples in size, burns more than 15,000 acres south of Salinas
SALINAS VALLEY ā Cal Fire has ordered thousands of Monterey County residents to evacuate over the past 72 hours as a large fire has scorched at least 15,050 acres just south of Salinas as of Wednesday night.
The River Fire, which started early Sunday morning...
King City Loaves and Fishes donates $10,000 to county food bank
KING CITY ā Loaves and Fishes recently donated $10,000 to the Food Bank for Monterey County, passing along donations made to them for local assistance efforts.
āWe figured $10,000 was a good donation that will go quite a ways with helping with the food,ā said...
Monterey Countyās āBooks and Ballotsā program wins national award for election innovation
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) recently announced that the County of Monterey: Books and Ballots program was selected to be honored for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award for Innovation and New Practices in Election Administration.
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