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Dolan Fire evacuation center relocates to King City High School gym

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County has relocated its evacuation center from the King City Library to the King City High School gym to accommodate more residents who are evacuating from the Dolan Fire, currently burning in the Santa Lucia Mountains west of the Salinas...

Monterey County’s Covid-19 numbers improve, state data shows

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MONTEREY COUNTY — The latest assessment by the California Department of Public Health, issued Sept. 8, continues to have Monterey County in Tier I, known as the Purple Tier, which has the most restrictions on businesses. In order to move to Tier II, the Red...

Soledad City Council meets new, larger youth council

SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council greeted new and returning members of Soledad Youth Council, 20 in total, during last month's regular meeting as the 2020-21 membership was introduced. This is the second year for the youth council, which began in March 2019, with 12 founding...

Salinas Valley air quality degrades to ā€˜unhealthy’ levels as Dolan Fire spreads

SALINAS VALLEY — Air quality in the Salinas Valley diminished over the past week as the Dolan Fire continues to spread through Los Padres National Forest’s Ventana Wilderness and northern areas of Fort Hunter Liggett. According to the U.S. Forest Service, conditions had degraded to...

Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Sept. 16, 2020

BIKE HELMETS GREENFIELD — Greenfield Union School District Resource Center, 493 El Camino Real, will host a bike helmet fitting event today from 3 to 5 p.m., by appointment only. Helmets reduce the risk of head injury while cycling if they are properly fitted. Elementary...

Sheriff gives report on South Monterey County operations

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff Steve Bernal spoke to King City Rotary during its Aug. 26 luncheon about how the Sheriff’s Office has dealt with such community issues as the recent fires, river littering and the Covid-19 pandemic reaching the county jail. ā€œIt’s been...

Greenfield Community Science Workshop reopens with new outside lab area

GREENFIELD — Pandemic safety concerns meant the closure of many formerly indoor operations, but the Greenfield Community Science Workshop has re-opened to the public by offering an outdoor lab area. The mission of Greenfield Community Science Workshop (GCSW) is to inspire youth and communities toward...

Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Sept. 14, 2020

FOOD DISTRIBUTION SALINAS VALLEY — Food Bank for Monterey County announced its South Monterey County weekly drive-through food distribution sites and times. Soledad will be on Mondays from 10 to 11 a.m. at 425 Gabilan Drive. Greenfield will be on Tuesdays from 10 to 11...

Monterey County increases emergency support for Dolan Fire evacuees

UPDATE: Monterey County announced Saturday afternoon that it is scaling back the evacuation center's hours to daytime only, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Evacuees who need assistance outside of those hours should call 831-385-3677. Original story below. SALINAS VALLEY — An evacuation center...

City of Soledad hosts mask distribution, offers 2020 Census assistance

SOLEDAD — The City of Soledad hosted a free mask distribution and Census Pop-Up Drive-Thru at the South County YMCA building on Sept. 3. The crowd was smaller than earlier mask drives at Soledad High School’s parking lot, where cars were lined up into the...

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ALBA program empowers Salinas Valley farmworkers to become leaders in sustainable...

SALINAS VALLEY — Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is spotlighting its transformative Programa Educativo para Agricultores (PEPA), a comprehensive training program empowering farmworkers...