Schools re-evaluate safety procedures
Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City school districts are working on changing safety procedures to ensure student safety.
Policy changes affecting recycling companies
Patrick Matthews, general manager of Salinas Valley Recycles, says there have been many challenges in the recycling business over the past year that are changing how things are managed on the manufacturing side of recycling.
Chamber Awards Gala called off
Soledad-Mission Chamber of Commerce will not be hosting its Chamber Awards Gala this year, although businesses and residents will still receive awards for Business of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Friend of the Community and Lifetime Achievement Award.
Council approves first reading of changes to card rooms and betting limit
Soledad City Council has approved changes to card rooms, including upping the betting limit per hand and which card games can be played.
CROWNING MOMENT
King City High School student Teagan Soares was named 2018 Miss Salinas Valley Fair last weekend after two days of competition.
Students take a stand against gun violence
Soledad High School students stood up last Wednesday morning to take a stand against school violence while remembering the 17 victims who died a month prior during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
County to host cannabis forum
Monterey County is asking residents for their thoughts on how potential cannabis tax revenue should be spent.
City of Soledad begins planning for 100-year celebration
The City of Soledad is looking to the future, specifically to the City’s 100-year celebration that will occur in 2021.
Learning from robots
Eight Main Street Middle School eighth-graders are advancing to the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Finals in Santa Barbara after competing in the preliminaries March 3.
Miss Salinas Valley Fair competition kicks off Friday
Three young women will compete for the Miss Salinas Valley Fair crown beginning Friday, March 16, and concluding Saturday, March 17, in King City.