Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Sept. 21, 2020
EAGLES GROUNDED
SALINAS VALLEY ā King City Young Eagleās flight event for local youth has been canceled after multiple postponements due to Covid-19. With no end in sight for the shutdowns and health restrictions, organizers Bill Sabo and Tom Hail were forced to cancel the...
Monterey County Free Libraries to establish Student Success Centers
SALINAS VALLEY ā For some students in the Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) service area, including the Salinas Valley, gaining access to school supplies may be simple, but for many, it is not.
MCFLās service area covers a stretch of about 130 miles, from Pajaro...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 30, 2023
MOVIE NIGHT
KING CITY ā Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum will host an Outdoor Movie Night on Saturday, July 1, at 8:30 p.m. The movie āGreaseā will be shown outside the main Museum barn at San Lorenzo Park in King City. Concessions and...
King Cityās homeless housing, services approved
KING CITY ā City of Kingās Homekey Project application has been awarded $12.4 million to provide housing and support services to those facing or at risk of homelessness in the community.
The grant, announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 15, will be added to...
Monterey County Dance Theatreās āLa Sylphideā opens this weekend
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Dance Theatre will host its spring show, āLa Sylphide,ā this weekend at the Robert Stanton Theater in King City.
The local performance is a debut within Monterey County.
āāLa Sylphideā is the oldest classical romantic ballet in classical dance history,ā MCDT...
San Antonio School earns state award for behavioral strategies
LOCKWOOD ā San Antonio Union School District has received an award from the state of California recognizing its successful positive behavioral intervention and support strategies at the silver level, school officials announced Aug. 4.
This represented a shift from when the school district had the...
Gang members ordered to stand trial for 2024 South Monterey County homicides
KING CITY ā Three NorteƱo gang members have been ordered to stand trial on dozens of charges connected to two mass-casualty shootings that devastated South Monterey County in early 2024, according to the Monterey County District Attorneyās Office.
District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced Nov. 13...
Local art champions awarded at annual gala
The 14th Annual Champions of the Arts Gala recently honored former King City resident Hector Dionicio Mendoza and longtime Greenfield volunteer Silka Saavedra, among others, for their contributions to the local arts community.
Monterey Countyās crop values increase in 2021
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County agricultureās gross production value bounced back by 4.8% in 2021 to just over $4.1 billion, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that also resulted in supply chain shortages.
This increase represents a $190 million rise from 2020, when the gross production...
Operation Santa brings bliss to nearly 500 families in South Monterey County this holiday
KING CITY ā Santaās arrival by helicopter brought joy to hundreds of families from South Monterey County this Christmas, as he and a team of helpers delivered gifts and other goodies to their smiling faces.
Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and California Water Service once...























