Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 18, 2023
PROTECTING PETS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā SPCA Monterey County has sheltered 38 evacuated pets, including cats, dogs, puppies, chickens, a bearded dragon and an iguana. Five of those pets have been able to return home and 33 remain in care.Ā SPCA also evacuated animals from flooded areas...
Hartnell Collegeās Basaldua named 2025 Coast Conference Coach of the Year
SALINAS ā Hartnell College softball head coach Natalie Basaldua was named the 2025 Coast Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to a 23-14 record with a .618 winning percentage.
Hartnell placed third in the Coast Conference behind West Valley and San Mateo...
Salinas Valley park projects receive $26M in state grants
SALINAS VALLEY ā Nearly $26 million has been awarded for park projects in the Salinas Valley as part of the stateās āOutdoors for Allā initiative to enable all Californians to access parks and open space.
California State Parks announced Dec. 8 that a total of...
Soledad cops give back to community
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Police Department has been busy this month spreading holiday cheer to local families in need this season.
First, Soledad officers and police explorers, as well as their own Santa Joe, helped with the Holiday Resource Fair for special needs families on...
Salinas Valley State Prison inmateās Oct. 23 death being investigated as homicide
SOLEDAD ā California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 23 death of an inmate atĀ Salinas Valley State PrisonĀ (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
At about 9:52 a.m., staff in a recreation yard observed inmates Robert England, Todd Givens and Ray...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 22, 2022
WINTER CLOSURE
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County will have a winter closure for many operations from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2. During this time, many county offices will be closed or have limited hours of operation. The recess will not close any critical or public...
Enrichment program teaches hundreds of South Monterey County youth about farming
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hundreds of third-graders recently roamed the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City to learn about agriculture during the annual South County Farm Day.
Students from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City schools attended the free educational enrichment program on Jan. 26,...
Monterey County lifts all evacuation orders for Willow Fire
BIG SUR ā Containment on the Willow Fire has increased substantially over the past week, as firefighters continue working around the clock to improve direct control lines and extinguish individual hot spots.
The wildfire, located southeast of Big Sur in the Ventana Wilderness of the...
Phased reopening to bring some Greenfield students back to campus
GREENFIELD ā The board of trustees for Greenfield Union School District has approved a gradual reopening plan that calls for small groups of students to be invited back to their campuses beginning with the academic yearās second quarter.
āWe know that even when we invite...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 6, 2022
SENIOR SOCIAL
KING CITY ā King Cityās next SOCOS Social (SOuth COunty Seniors Social) featuring a free lunch, live music and resources is set for Thursday, July 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the King City Recreation Center, 401 Division St. Seniors age...
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Guest Column | Monterey County Free Librariesā 5 Things to Celebrate...
Happy February! In February, we have Valentineās Day, Presidentās Day and so many things to celebrate.
1. February is one of our favorite months because...























