Soledad Little League invites prison warden, police chiefs to throw first pitch
SOLEDAD ā Salinas Valley State Prison Warden Trent Allen, Soledad Police Chief Damon Wasson and Deputy Police Chief Fred Lombardi were recently invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Soledad Little League.
Over the past several months, personnel from SVSP and Correctional...
CSUMB president pays visit to South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā As part of an effort to boost the presence of California State University, Monterey Bay in South Monterey County, CSUMB President Vanya QuiƱones and several other university officials recently toured the region and met with students, government representatives and members of...
Gonzales Lions Club hosts free Father's Day breakfast
Gonzales Lions Club celebrated Fatherās Day on Sunday by hosting a free community breakfast at the American Legion Hall in Gonzales.
Downtown Soledad to come alive with Music in the Park starting Friday
SOLEDAD ā City of Soledad has announced its first-ever Music in the Park summer series, a new community event bringing live music, food and family fun to the heart of downtown Soledad.
The free event series will take place at Cesar Chavez Park on the...
SPCA Monterey County issues guidance on interactions with fawns
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Spring has arrived on the Central Coast, bringing with it the arrival of numerous fawns. SPCA Monterey County is reminding the public to leave these young deer alone, as they often find themselves mistakenly taken from their mothers.
āEvery year, our SPCA...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 9, 2021
GRANT WORKSHOP
KING CITY ā City of King will host a public workshop on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss its efforts to obtain funding for local beautification improvements through the Clean California Local Grant Program. The City is preparing a grant application...
Northwest Laboratory to open new Covid-19 testing site in Salinas
SALINAS ā Northwest Laboratory will open and operate a new drive-thru Covid-19 testing site in Salinas starting March 3.
āOur organization has worked closely with the communities across the U.S. since this pandemic began, providing laboratory analysis for multiple community testing programs,ā said Jennifer Bull,...
Community Foundation for Monterey County announces LEAD Institute 2025 participants
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has selected 28 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Instituteās 2025 cohort.
LEAD is a year-long professional development institute offered by the CFMCās Center for Nonprofit Excellence to foster strong, effective...
Monterey County literacy programs to receive $920K in federal funding
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County AmeriCorps will receive $920,000 in federal funding for literacy programs in the Alisal Union, Chualar Union, King City Union and Monterey Peninsula Unified school districts.
āAll students deserve a high-quality education, and this funding will help make that possible,ā said...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | June 29, 2023
Jayson Hufford of King City has been named to Southern New Hampshire Universityās Winter 2023 Presidentās List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named...
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Soccer | Soledad boys take 2nd in CCS Division V finals
SOLEDAD ā A second-half goal by Lucas Shotts gave the Crystal Springs Uplands boys soccer team a 1-0 win over the Soledad Aztecs in...























