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...
Heal Together celebrates one year of healing
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In early 2021, Hospice Giving Foundation CEO Siobhan Greene posed a question to the community, āIn this time of incredible grief and loss, how can we join together to heal?ā After a competitive grant process, on Dec. 9, 2021, Hospice Giving...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | June 29, 2023
Jayson Hufford of King City has been named to Southern New Hampshire Universityās Winter 2023 Presidentās List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named...
King City Chamber announces 2020 Beautification Week, June 20-28
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced that the dates for the annual observance of 2020 Beautification Week will be June 20-28.
The event is a volunteer effort promoted by the Chamber to improve the appearance of the town.
Because of...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 12, 2021
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
KING CITY ā Wreaths Across Americaās Mobile Educational Exhibit is coming to Marina and King City on May 13 and 14. Sponsored by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated and Wreaths Across America, the mobile unit will be at the Veteranās Transition...
Monterey County resident dies from COVID-19
MONTEREY
COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Department reported the countyās first death of
a resident due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on
Saturday.
According
to county health officials, the adult was hospitalized and had an underlying
health condition that āpredisposed the individual to having more severe disease.ā
No other...
King City youth return to soccer field
KING CITY ā Local youth were able to step out onto the soccer field and practice their skills as King City Recreation began its soccer camp program.
Participants get two hour-long practices per week, but they do not play league games in order to comply...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 3, 2025
OPERATION SANTA
KING CITY ā Operation Santa is coming soon, providing food, toys and holiday cheer to local families in need. A collection box for new, unwrapped toys is available at City Hall in King City during the next two weeks. Community members are encouraged...
Biden mandates vaccines for workers, saying, āOur patience is wearing thinā
WASHINGTON ā President Joe Biden on Thursday used the full force of his presidency to push two-thirds of U.S. workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, reaching into the private sector to mandate that all companies with more than 100 workers require vaccination or...
Voters pass South Monterey County school bonds, city tax measures
SALINAS VALLEY ā South Monterey County residents have cast their votes for local school bond and city tax measures, all of which were currently passing as of Monterey County Electionsā latest results.
In the countyās semi-final report Nov. 13, Gonzales Unified School Districtās two bonds...























