San Lucas students and teachers celebrate Read Across America
SAN LUCAS ā Students at San Lucas School celebrated Read Across America on March 2, focusing on their own campus reading and festivities rather than taking the usual field trip to a neighboring campus due to the pandemic.
King City Mayor Mike LeBarre read to...
Sexual assault allegations against CƩsar ChƔvez prompt cancellations, local response
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The nationās oldest farmworker union announced Tuesday that it has canceled all events celebrating labor organizer CĆ©sar ChĆ”vez after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted several women and girls.
āAs a women-led organization that exists to empower communities, the allegations about abusive...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 15, 2021
VACCINE PORTAL
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Department has launched an online portal for residents to indicate their interest in getting a Covid-19 vaccine and to be notified when additional tiers are opening for vaccinations. This is not an appointment portal, but a way...
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority general manager retires
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority General Manager and Chief Administrative Officer R. Patrick Mathews will retire this week after more than four decades in local government, the agency announced.
In a news release, the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority said Mathewsā retirement...
Trio of job fairs kicks off Wednesday in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā Monterey County Workforce Development Board is hosting three events this month for local jobseekers, including one in Greenfield on Wednesday.
āWeāre excited to start the New Year with three great opportunities to find work for our local jobseekers,ā said Christopher Donnelly, executive director...
K9 Rocket locates 2.2 pounds of fentanyl during traffic stop near Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office deputies have arrested the driver of a vehicle for transporting over 2.2 pounds of fentanyl after she was stopped for traffic violations.
On the morning of Aug. 13, around 1 a.m., a Monterey County Sheriffās deputy conducted a traffic...
General Election 2020: Latest results for South Monterey County races, Nov. 4
SALINAS VALLEY ā South Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for school boards and city councils as well as decide the fate of local measures in the Nov. 3 general election.
As of Wednesday, the latest results from Monterey County Elections...
Masterson to return as King City police chief
KING CITY ā City Manager Steve Adams announced last week that Robert āBobā Masterson has been appointed as King Cityās next chief of police. Masterson will assume the role on June 27, succeeding Chief James Hunt, who will retire on June 26.
Masterson is returning...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Oct. 12, 2020
MEALS AND ACTIVITIES
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Free Libraries has announced its free Grab and Go Meals and Activity Bags for youth 18 and under through Dec. 20. The program re-started in late September and will continue at South Monterey County locations through to...
Mee Memorial selected for national leadership program
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System in King City is among six organizations from around the United States and Canada that have been selected to participate in a year-long executive leadership program designed to address racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.
Launched in 2007,...





















