Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 24, 2021
FFA WEEK
KING CITY ā National FFA week began Monday and runs through Friday. King City FFA has a number of activities planned, including virtual dress-up days, decorations, posters and staff appreciation gifts. In lieu of the traditional donkey basketball game, the FFA members are...
Thousands turn out for 2023 Salinas Valley Fair in King City
KING CITY ā Once again the Salinas Valley Fair drew thousands of people to King City for a long weekend of family-friendly activities and entertainment, including its first-ever huge concert headlined by multiplatinum country singer Dylan Scott on Saturday night.
The 79th annual celebration featured...
Monterey County hospitals coordinate to fight growing pandemic
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Representatives from Monterey Countyās four hospitals spoke during a press briefing Dec. 9 to share how they are coordinating to react to the recent surge in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations.
Mee Memorialās Chief Medical Officer Robert Valladares was joined by Natividadās CMO...
Mee Memorial Healthcare System adds Harvard-educated ophthalmologist
KING CITY ā A Harvard-educated, patient-first ophthalmologist with 37 years of experience has joined the team of physicians at Mee Memorial Healthcare System.
Now serving patients in South Monterey County, Dr. Victor Holmes, who served his residency at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, is an...
Mee Memorialās King City Clinic earns HEDIS award for second year in a row
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare Systemās (MMHS) King City Clinic has received the 2023 HEDIS award, honoring a commitment to delivering exceptional services for the second year in a row.
The audit period runs from January through June and measures care that was delivered...
Aera Energy donates 17,600 pounds of food for Monterey County families
SAN ARDO ā Even as communities reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for food assistance in Monterey County remains at unprecedented levels.
The county is still one of the hungriest in the state, with more than 60,000 families turning to the Food Bank for...
Local leaders celebrate ribbon-cutting of critical roadway safety project south of Salinas
SALINAS ā U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta and local leaders recently hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Spence Road Auxiliary Lane Project, a key local infrastructure improvement effort that will enhance both roadway and community safety.
The project was funded thanks in part to $1...
Monterey County Elections announces satellite Elections Office, weekend voting hours
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Starting Oct. 31, Monterey County voters will have expanded access to election services at the satellite Elections Office located at Embassy Suites, 1441 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., in Seaside.
Services available include in-person voting, mail ballot drop-off and same-day voter registration-provisional voting.
āWe...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 20, 2021
CHUALAR VACANCY
CHUALAR ā There will be a special vacancy election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to elect one member for the Chualar Union School District, Trustee Area 1. The candidate filing period opened July 12, and candidate forms must be completed and submitted by 5...
King City, Soledad smoke shops among those fined for selling flavored tobacco and other unlawful products
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County District Attorneyās Office announced July 22 that four owners of local smoke shops and markets throughout Monterey County have paid civil penalties for unlawfully selling flavored tobacco products, among other violations of law.
The sale of flavored tobacco products is...























