New bridge positioned over iconic Laguna Seca Raceway
MONTEREY COUNTY — The new Start/Finish bridge that connects parking and hospitality areas with the race paddock was placed into position April 7, signaling a visual progression of improvements underway at the 66-year-old WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas.
Granite Construction’s enormous 350-ton All Terrain...
Miss California Rodeo Salinas contest closes May 1
SALINAS VALLEY — Young ladies who are passionate about the western lifestyle and promoting the rodeo industry can compete for the title of Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023 this July.
Entries for the 2023 contest close May 1, and the winner will become an ambassador...
Aera unveils new Integrated Operations Control Center
SAN ARDO — Every time a piston moves on a compressor or warm air passes over oil in a dehydration plant at any of Aera’s field locations, including at San Ardo in South Monterey County, it is all tracked in real time in Aera’s...
Cal Fire launches new online burn permit application
CALIFORNIA — Cal Fire has launched a new Online Burn Permit application platform that offers the public a user-friendly way to request a burn permit.
Burn permits that are available on this platform include the following:
Residential Burning (LE-62A) is burning outdoors at a single or...
Community Human Services equips Monterey County park rangers with Narcan
MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Human Services (CHS) has provided the Monterey County Parks Department with 17 cases of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, the opioid overdose reversal medication, free of charge.
This represents over 200 individual doses of Narcan that park rangers can administer to distressed...
Mee Memorial hires new quality and population health manager
KING CITY — For Cassandra “Cassie” Russo, the new Manager of Quality and Population Health at Mee Memorial Healthcare System, her work goals are all about efficiency and quality care for her patients.
Russo started in January.
“It feels a bit like coming back,” she says,...
Salinas Valley Fair ‘kicks off’ 2023 season
KING CITY — It was a packed house inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City on April 15, as 600 supporters of the Salinas Valley Fair attended the annual Fair Kick-Off dinner, dance and auction fundraiser.
Guests were served a...
SPCA Monterey County advises leaving fawns alone
MONTEREY COUNTY — Every year the SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center receives tiny fawns mistakenly kidnapped from their attentive mothers. This is because fawns spend the majority of their time curled up in a ball alone, and may appear to be abandoned when...
Arts Council announces Monterey County’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY — Mahi Shah of Salinas, a junior at Notre Dame High School, was selected as the inaugural Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate.
Shah will serve a one-year term, participate in several engagements throughout the year and receive a $1,000 honorarium.
Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate...
Monterey County Storm Relief Fund exceeds million-dollar mark
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Storm Relief Fund has surpassed $1 million in grants to local nonprofits to support recovery efforts.
Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) created the Storm Relief Fund on Jan. 10 to assist communities affected by the 2023 winter storms. Through...
