Mee Memorial launches virtual ER visit system
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System has launched a new virtual front door program, providing the ability to have an ER visit online.
The new system, which began May 18, integrates virtual and physical emergency care to allow Mee Memorial to better meet increasing...
Gonzales City Council kicks off 75th anniversary celebrations
GONZALES — Gonzales City Council kicked off the City of Gonzales’ 75th anniversary celebrations during its meeting on March 21.
The City was honored with resolutions from the offices of Sen. Anna Caballero, Assemblymember Robert Rivas and Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez, in addition to...
Food distribution increases in Salinas Valley amid coronavirus pandemic
SALINAS VALLEY — Sheltering in place coincides with less
frequent trips to the grocery store, but for a growing number of people, it
also means job loss and an increasing inability to purchase food in the first
place.
Food distribution has always happened in South Monterey County,
but...
Salinas Valley State Prison inmates convicted of murdering fellow inmate
SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmates Alberto Cortez and Jaime Romero have each been convicted by a jury of murder, announced the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on June 3.
Cortez was convicted of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murder, based...
Soledad Community Health Care District celebrates 75 years with gala
SOLEDAD — Soledad Community Health Care District (SCHCD) recently celebrated 75 years of healthcare in Soledad and the surrounding areas.
With the theme “An Evening Under the Stars,” SCHCD hosted a gala on Sept. 9 in Rosie’s Garden at Eden Valley Care Center featuring a...
Community discusses solutions to dangerous stretch of Highway 101 between Salinas and Chualar
SALINAS VALLEY — Residents of South Monterey County are no strangers to having to travel north to Salinas or beyond for services or activities, and the stretch of Highway 101 between Salinas and Chualar was the topic of last week’s town hall safety discussion.
Monterey...
California Rodeo Salinas returns this week with new ambassador, roping events
SALINAS — Emily Cullins of Perris, Calif., was named Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2021 and will reign over the annual California Rodeo Salinas, which returns this week from Sept. 23 to 26 at the Salinas Sports Complex.
Cullins, who has a passion for agriculture and...
Mee Memorial health program launches at Greenfield and King City high schools
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) has launched the Mee Memorial Healthcare System Student Volunteer Program that will run from this September to May 2022.
The participating 25 seniors from Greenfield and King City high schools will receive training...
RV campground reopens at San Lorenzo Park in King City
KING CITY — San Lorenzo Park RV Campground in King City, which served as an Alternate Housing Site supporting Covid-19 recovery in Monterey County for more than two years, reopened to the public on Nov. 1.
“This area played an important role for the County...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 20, 2021
SCHOOL SAFETY
MONTEREY COUNTY — A countywide school safety striping project began Aug. 9 and is expected to be completed Aug. 20. Roadwork improvements include installation of new crosswalk and school pavement markings at 36 locations in Carmel Valley, South County, North County and rural...
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CDCR officials investigating Salinas Valley State Prison inmate’s Jan. 29 death as...
SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Jan. 29 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
At about...
