True Value reopens under new ownership
King City True Value Hardware is under new ownership and celebrated its grand reopening May 12.
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 22, 2025
CITY HALL CLOSED
KING CITY ā In observance of the holidays, City Hall in King City will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Thursday, Jan. 1. All public safety emergency response operations will maintain normal staffing and hours during this time. āAs always, contact 9-1-1...
Monterey County opens evacuation sites in Salinas and King City as fires rage on
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County has opened an additional evacuation shelter for fire evacuees at Sherwood Hall in Salinas and an evacuation center at the Monterey County Free Libraries Branch in King City, as several wildfires continue to spread throughout the region.
Sherwood Hall, which...
Soledad prison tackles Covid-19 outbreak as families protest over health concerns
SOLEDAD ā A small group of about a dozen family members and activists protested Saturday outside the entrance of Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad.
Their goal was to raise awareness of the increasing Covid-19 infections and deaths inside the facilities,...
King City FFA students partake in 5K Fun Run
KING CITY ā To celebrate National Ag Day, the King City High School FFA chapter participated in the 2021 5K for FFA Virtual Fun Run last month, hosted by the National FFA Organization.
About 45 club members, faculty and extended family participated and came together...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 30, 2021
WHITE CANE DAY
KING CITY ā King City Lions Club will host its annual White Cane Day on Friday, Oct. 1, with tables set up at Safeway and Ace Hardware in King City for monetary donations. The majority of funds collected will benefit local children...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 10, 2021
EDUCATIONAL KITS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County unveiled its āPlay To Learn Kitsā for families on Feb. 24. Funded primarily by the Measure X Safe Routes to School program, the kits were developed in partnership with MY Museum, Cal State Monterey Bay...
Hartnell hosts conferenceĀ on āCulture of Food Safetyā
SALINAS VALLEY ā Nearly 400 people with a professional stake in the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed worldwide gathered at Hartnell College on May 4-5 for the 17th Annual Western Food Safety Conference.
The conference, held on Hartnellās Main Campus in Salinas as...
Monterey County Sheriffās Office hosts groundbreaking ceremony for new Re-Entry Resource Center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office hosted a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the new Re-Entry Resource Center.
The April 8 event was held at the Monterey County Jail, located at 1410 Natividad Road in Salinas.
The Sheriffās Office is constructing a Re-Entry Resource Center...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | July 9, 2020
COVID-19 TESTS
KING CITY ā A pop-up Covid-19 testing site will take place outside the King City Recreation Department on Thursday, July 9, starting at 10 a.m. The testing site is the result of a partnership between Mee Memorial Hospital and Natividad Medical Center. Testing...






















