South County Trashion Show returns to King City next week
KING CITY ā The unforgettable South County Trashion Show fundraiser and luncheon is back after two long years.
Alliance on Aging will once again host the annual event on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 11:30 a.m. in the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in...
Cal Fire plans for prescribed burn in Monterey CountyĀ
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Conditions and weather permitting, Cal Fire plans to conduct a two-day broadcast burn east of Salinas in Monterey County on Oct. 18-19.
The purpose of the project is to reintroduce fire into the ecosystem, thereby reducing hazardous fire fuels by removing brush...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 23, 2025
NEW LEADERSHIP
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Union School District has announced the appointment of Laura Cortez as the new superintendent. With eight years of dedicated service to the district, including most recently as interim superintendent, Cortez brings a passionate vision focused on student success and district...
King City Police arrest man for local burglaries
KING CITY ā King City Police Department has arrested a man in connection with multiple burglaries around town.
On July 13, at about 3:48 a.m., local officers responded to Mee Memorial Hospital on a report of a subject walking on the roof. When police arrived,...
Hayashi Wayland celebrates opening
An open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Aug. 30 for Hayashi Waylandās new King City office relocation at 415 Broadway St.
King City veterans receive patriotic quilts
KING CITY ā Members of the King City VFW Post 6747 Auxiliary and the Valley Heritage Quilt Guild presented patriotic quilts to veterans on May 30 as part of a Memorial Day celebration at the post.
Decorative quilts with red, white and blue fabrics were...
King City appoints new public works director
KING CITY ā City of King has announced the appointment of Octavio Hurtado as the new director of public works.
King City has been without a full-time public works director for many years due to financial constraints. Hurtado, who has worked under contract on a...
Bradley Union School District hosts regional Career Fair this Friday
BRADLEY ā Bradley Union School District is hosting a regional Career Fair on Friday, Feb. 21, at Bradley School, 65600 Dixie St., in Bradley, and students, families and community membersĀ from Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties are invited to attend.
The event, from 10 a.m....
South Monterey County youth learn about bike repairing in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā Local youth were able to learn important bicycle safety skills and needed bicycle equipment at the Greenfield Community Science Workshopās Bike Repair Workshop.
Youth were able to bring their bicycles over to the GCSW site on El Camino Real to work on repairs...
Santa Lucia Elementary time capsule remains mystery after half-century
KING CITY ā A 50-year-old time capsule was set to be unearthed May 1 at Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City, and while the campus had invited the public to attend the capsule recovery and opening ceremony, shelter-in-place orders due to the coronavirus...























