Cooling centers open for public relief as Heat Advisory issued for Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for areas of Monterey County, effective from Wednesday, June 5, through Thursday, June 6.
Residents are urged to take precautions to stay safe during this period of elevated temperatures, which could reach triple digits....
Annual water quality reports now available for Cal Water customers
SALINAS — To help residents and businesses learn about their local water supply, California Water Service (Cal Water) encourages its customers to visit and view their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
Customers can now find their 2022 CCRs, also known as water quality reports, plus...
United Way partners with Monterey County to launch rent and utility assistance program
MONTEREY COUNTY — United Way Monterey County has partnered with the Monterey County Department of Social Services to provide rent and utility assistance to eligible residents who are experiencing unemployment and loss of income because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“All of us know someone who...
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...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Feb. 16, 2026
Rachel Stuercke of King City was named to the Dean’s Honor List at Cedarville University in southwest Ohio for Fall 2025. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Angela...
Gonzales Spartans football coach chosen for motivational summit
GONZALES — Gonzales Football Coach Art Berlanga has been chosen as one of 20 speakers to take part in the Power Voice Summit IV hosted by Les Brown and Jon Talarico on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Berlanga became involved when he enrolled in a motivational speaking...
Soledad and Salinas youth clean up city parks as part of Safe Teens Empowerment Project
SOLEDAD — About a dozen teens from Soledad and Salinas showed up from Safe Teens Empowerment Project to clean up Peverini Park last Saturday.
The group has rotating membership, and the current members just formed via online collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic, making the June...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | June 11, 2020
FREE MASKS
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Cultural Arts Center will host a free paper face-mask giveaway on Thursday, June 11, for residents of Greenfield. Masks will be distributed at Patriot Park from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
SENIOR SENDOFF
KING CITY — A Class of 2020 Caravan is planned...
Greenfield city staff earn top honors from police department
GREENFIELD — Two city employees were honored by Greenfield Police Department during Greenfield City Council’s June 9 meeting.
Joseph Dyels was named Officer of the Year and City IT Administrator Eduardo Espinosa was named Civilian of the Year.
The two were chosen by GPD for their...
Hartnell plans groundbreaking at new Soledad Education Center
SOLEDAD — Hartnell College will celebrate the start of
construction on its new Soledad Education Center with a public groundbreaking
ceremony at 11 a.m. this Friday, Nov. 8.
The 16,750-square-foot multipurpose educational center is
being built on 3.7 acres at the northeast corner of Metz Road and Orchard...
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Soledad mourns loss of folklórico instructor, mother of twins
SOLEDAD — Community members across South Monterey County are mourning the loss of Elizabeth Saavedra, a Soledad mother, business owner and folklórico instructor remembered...
