Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 22, 2025
RIBBON CUTTING
SALINAS — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new Re-Entry Resource Center on Thursday, Oct. 23. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at 1412 Natividad Road in Salinas and will be followed by a job and...
New murals adorn King City park’s Snack Shack
KING CITY — King City in Bloom recently collaborated with Sun Street Centers to paint four baseball-themed murals on the Snack Shack at City Park.
“It was a long-awaited project since the rainy season kept postponing the completion,” said Allie Cullen, chair of King City...
San Ardo families receive presents, pozole kits for holidays
SAN ARDO — Santa’s helpers from Aera Energy’s San Ardo oil field brightened the holidays for students from San Ardo School, San Ardo Head Start Preschool and their families.
Each student received gifts and their families were given the makings for a special holiday meal...
Cal Fire plans for prescribed burn in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — 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...
Volunteers rescue hundreds of animals from Monterey County wildfires
MONTEREY COUNTY — While smoke filled the Salinas Valley skies from nearby wildfires, volunteer individuals and teams were organizing to rescue pets and bring them to shelter, especially larger animals that would otherwise have to be left behind by owners during fire-related evacuations.
Numerous posts...
South Monterey County cities issue local emergency proclamations due to coronavirus threat
SALINAS VALLEY — The South Monterey County cities of
Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City each signed proclamations declaring
a local emergency on Monday due to the current threat of the coronavirus,
COVID-19, pandemic.
“The potential spread of the virus does pose a risk to our
community and this...
Strictly business
More than 200 people attended the annual Fort Hunter Liggett Community Expo last Thursday at the army facility’s Deanza Sports Center.
Monterey County, Arts Council unveil ‘Destination, Salinas’ mural
SALINAS VALLEY — Arts Council for Monterey County and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unveiled a new mural last week at the Monterey County Government Center in Salinas.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 27 for the new public artwork, located in the east...
San Lucas murder suspects arrested in King City
KING CITY — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a San Lucas man last Sunday.
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives, with the assistance of the SWAT teams from the sheriff’s department and the Salinas Police Department, served two search warrants...
