Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 8, 2023
PARK REOPENS
SOLEDAD ā Pinnacles National Parkās west side entrance is once again open as of March 1 following this winterās storms. Visitors can enter through the west entrance (east of Soledad), which is day-use only, or the east entrance (north of King City), which...
Salinas Police receive more than $1M for new technology as city honors slain officer
SALINAS ā U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren recently visited the Salinas Police Department to highlight new federal funding for the department to deploy technology that will improve efficiency, officer safety and community transparency.
Salinas Police Department received $1,165,000 in the final 2023 appropriations...
Planning gets underway for South County Family Justice Center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community members are invited to attend a strategic planning event for South Monterey Countyās Family Justice Center later this month.
A team from the Family Justice Center Alliance, a project of Alliance for HOPE International, is helping Monterey County with the planning...
Heal Together celebrates one year of healing
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In early 2021, Hospice Giving Foundation CEO Siobhan Greene posed a question to the community, āIn this time of incredible grief and loss, how can we join together to heal?ā After a competitive grant process, on Dec. 9, 2021, Hospice Giving...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 6, 2023
POP-UP PANTRY
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College will host a pop-up pantry food distribution for students in South Monterey County on Tuesdays, March 7 and 28. The distribution will take place at 11 a.m., while supplies last, at the King City Education Center, 117 N....
Stitch āEm Up Embroidery opens in Soledad
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Merchants hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 19 for Stitch āEm Up Embroidery, a new screen printing and embroidery business located at 157 Kidder St., Suite B, in Soledad.
The business offers embroidery, custom apparel and prints, flags, banners,...
Community Foundation for Monterey County helps close college funding gap
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has been working with donors to help close the funding gap for local students aspiring to attend college, announcing that more than $1.4 million in scholarship awards are available this year.
āThese dollars represent a recognition...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 2, 2023
GRAND OPENING
SOLEDAD ā Grocery Outlet in Soledad will have a grand-opening celebration on Thursday, March 2, beginning at 7 a.m. The new grocery store, locally owned and operated by Zeke and Crystal Reyes, is located at 401 Nestles Road. A ribbon-cutting and donation ceremony...
Monterey County farmers estimate $336M in losses from recent storms
SALINAS VALLEY ā A flood damage survey on Monterey County agriculture shows $336 million in estimated losses from Januaryās storms, with the costliest impacts in South Monterey County.
Monterey County Agricultural Commissionerās Office has released the initial results of the online survey, which launched Jan....
Mee Memorial CEO makes national list of best rural hospital execs
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been included on a national list of 80 influential rural hospital leaders.
Compiled by Beckerās Hospital Review, the list includes āexecutives who put their heart and soul into ensuring their more remote communities have...
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New look and name for 2024 Artists Studio Tour
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will be continuing the Artist Studio Tourās legacy, previously run by Arts Habitat.
To ensure the...