Women in agtech: Fatma Kaplan
Editorās Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wuās book, āFrom Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,ā which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology.
Fatma Kaplanās advice to her younger self...
Heritage goat sells for $108K at livestock auction
For the first time, Salinas Valley Fair auctioned off a market goat ā raised by Ivan Trujillo of Greenfield High School FFA ā as the Heritage Foundation Scholarship animal for nearly $1,385 per pound, resulting in a total of $108,000 raised.
Monterey County Business Council secures contract to manage SBAās Small Business Development Centers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Business Council (MCBC) has been awarded the contract to manage the Small Business Administrationās Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Monterey and San Benito counties.
This achievement underscores the Councilās dedication to fostering a thriving business environment and supporting local...
Gonzales Youth Guardians help with Grande Royal Tea Party
GONZALES ā Gonzales Youth Guardians recently participated in the Grande Royal Tea Party, honoring senior citizens of Gonzales.
The students, supervised by Jean Salcido of the Adventure Seeking Seniors group, helped set up and serve desserts during the annual celebration held at the Apostolic Church...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 3, 2021
CENTENNIAL CRUISE
SOLEDAD ā A Centennial Friday Night Cruise will take place Sept. 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with a Mexican Independence theme. Drivers should meet at the Front Street clock tower in Soledad. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Fourth of...
Biden mandates vaccines for workers, saying, āOur patience is wearing thinā
WASHINGTON ā President Joe Biden on Thursday used the full force of his presidency to push two-thirds of U.S. workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, reaching into the private sector to mandate that all companies with more than 100 workers require vaccination or...
Greenfield man sentenced to prison for 5th DUI
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield resident Ismael Cenobio Isidro, 22, was sentenced to prison Jan. 5 for two incidences of driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit.
In the first incident, on May 3, 2020, at 10:25 a.m., a Soledad resident reported...
Miss Salinas Valley Fair seeks 2022 applicants
SALINAS VALLEY ā Applications are currently being accepted for the prestigious title of Miss Salinas Valley Fair, which is open to any junior or senior high school girl who is a resident or student of school districts in the counties of Monterey, San Benito,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 3, 2021
POLICE VACCINES
KING CITY ā King City Police Department announced Jan. 20 that it had partnered with Mee Memorial Healthcare System to immunize the KCPD staff after Monterey County Department of Public Health received authorization to include police officers in the Covid-19 vaccine prioritization....
Salinas Project Homekey housing projects derailed, funds missing
SALINAS ā California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit last week against the developer of Salinasā troubled Step Up Project Homekey motel conversions, and the City of Salinas is named as a defendant.
The projects at the 45-unit former Sanborn Inn at 180 S....
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Gonzales celebrates ātopping outā of new community center complex
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales celebrated the ātopping outā of the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex with a ceremony Friday, marking the...