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South Monterey County superintendents discuss plans for reopening schools

SALINAS VALLEY — Three superintendents from area districts recently spoke to King City Rotary Club about how their schools plan to deal with the beginning of the school year and uncertain shift from distance learning to in-person instruction. Every school in Monterey County must begin...

King City in Bloom launches ā€˜Yard of the Month’ award

KING CITY — Virginia and Yannis Gelos of King City have been selected as the first recipients of King City in Bloom’s ā€œYard of the Monthā€ award, which will be presented every month to a home selected for its tidiness and beauty in the...

Greenfield Community Science Workshop receives acclaim

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop was honored with the ā€œExcellence in Educationā€ award by the Monterey County School Boards Association (MCSBA) during its annual dinner and organizational meeting March 30 at Hartnell Community College in Salinas. Greenfield Community Science Workshop was selected from a...

Monterey County rolls out first electric street sweeper in San Lucas

Monterey County electric street sweeper
SAN LUCAS — The County of Monterey has deployed its first-ever electric street sweeper in South Monterey County, marking a milestone in both sustainability and community investment. The new equipment made its debut Oct. 31 in San Lucas, where the Monterey County Public Works’ Greenfield...

River Fire containment reaches nearly 50 percent as some evacuations lifted

SALINAS VALLEY — Firefighters battling the River Fire have contained 48% of the lightning-caused blaze south of Salinas, Cal Fire announced Wednesday. ā€œFirefighters patrolling the fire confirmed that the fire remained within containment lines,ā€ according to Cal Fire’s latest incident report. ā€œThe onshore winds from...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 2, 2022

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED GREENFIELD — Food Bank for Monterey County and the City of Greenfield are looking for more volunteers to help distribute food to local residents. The food distribution takes place every other Tuesday and Saturday mornings. To sign up as a volunteer, call or...

South County cities win Clean Air awards

The Cities of Gonzales, Greenfield, King City and Soledad received awards from the Monterey Bay Area Resources District for being Clean Air Leaders on June 22 at the Monterey Tides Hotel.

Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 20, 2022

MOBILE CLINIC GREENFIELD — Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Mobile Health Clinic will be at the Greenfield Family Resource Center, 493 El Camino Real, every Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m. The clinic offers services that include primary care, simple urgent care, health screenings, immunizations,...

PG&E to conduct helicopter safety inspections over Central Coast

PG&E helicopter
CENTRAL COAST — Over the next few weeks, PG&E will be flying helicopters overhead to conduct what its calling ā€œroutine safety inspectionsā€ along the company’s gas transmission pipelines in the Central Coast and South Bay regions. That will include, portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz and...

King City volunteers clean up for ā€˜Ghost Stories’

KING CITY — Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum President Steve Wilson and Board Member Raye Ann Houx recently led volunteers from Sun Street Centers in a cleanup of San Lorenzo Park’s ā€œThe Pitā€ in preparation for MCARLM’s Ghost Stories event this Saturday. MCARLM...
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