Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 21, 2023
SEASONAL IMMUNIZATIONS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Monterey Health Department urges everyone to protect themselves and others this fall by staying up to date on routine and seasonal immunizations, including RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). RSV is a common respiratory virus that often causes colds...
Halftime honors: King City High announces 2025 Homecoming Queen and King
KING CITY ā King City High School seniors Kayline Arvizu and Logan Ibarra have been named the 2025 Homecoming Queen and King, respectively.
The couple was announced Friday night at halftime during the King City Mustangsā varsity football game against Pacific Grove inside War Memorial...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 23, 2020
CITY CLOSURE
KING CITY ā In observance of the holidays, City of King City Hall and most of the cityās operations will be closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 3. All public safety police patrol and emergency response operations will remain staffed as normal during this...
Free Covid-19 testing offered in Greenfield for all county residents
GREENFIELD ā Area elected officials are urging South Monterey County residents to get tested for Covid-19 at the Greenfield location, noting that if the site isnāt used more frequently, it might be shifted to another city by the state.
āGo get tested for the Covid-19...
Photos | King Cityās Dia de los Muertos brings celebration of life and death
King Cityās Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration brought the community together on Sunday to pay tribute to Mexican culture and the arts. The Oct. 29 event began with a parade featuring a procession of Catrinas (elegantly dressed skeletons) on Third...
Monterey County virtual job fair features ag, transportation and logistics industries
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Workforce Development Board is teaming up with co-sponsors, including the Monterey County Farm Bureau, the Agricultural Personnel Management Association and Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology, for a virtual job fair on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
The organizations are encouraging...
Alliance on Aging sets date for Trashion Show in King City
KING CITY ā Alliance on Aging has announced the much-anticipated Trashion Show in King City, a pioneering event to redefine waste through innovation and creativity.
Scheduled for Feb. 22, 2024, this remarkable exhibition brings together artists, environmentalists and community members to showcase innovative ways of...
Californiaās vaccinated can go mostly mask-free beginning June 15
Vaccinated Californians will be able to go mask-free in indoor stores, bars, restaurants, movie theaters and many other places as part of the stateās grand reopening next Tuesday, officials announced on Wednesday.
The new rules are aligned with federal guidance, meaning that face coverings will...
Nearly half of King City High students return to campus
KING CITY ā Board members for South Monterey County Joint Union High School District recently toured King City High School to get an idea of what things looked like with in-person instruction having become a reality at the campus.Ā
āWe are thrilled to have students...
River Fire containment reaches nearly 50 percent as some evacuations lifted
SALINAS VALLEY ā Firefighters battling the River Fire have contained 48% of the lightning-caused blaze south of Salinas, Cal Fire announced Wednesday.
āFirefighters patrolling the fire confirmed that the fire remained within containment lines,ā according to Cal Fireās latest incident report. āThe onshore winds from...























