Student Volunteers From the Hartnell Nursing Program Encourage COVID-19 Vaccination Among Agricultural Workers

Registered and vocational nursing students from Hartnell College will be at the Taylor Farms facility in Gonzales on the morning of Tuesday, February 23, and the afternoon of Wednesday, February 24 to give educational presentations in English and Spanish to company employees as they prepare for their workday. Employees will be in groups of 85-100 at a time, in socially distanced chairs. Since the end of January, the students have presenting COVID-19 information in English and Spanish to six groups of Taylor Farms employees, and this week's work continues that effort. “We’re educating farm workers about the benefits of the vaccine and seeing if they have any questions, trying to dispel some of the myths that are surrounding the vaccine,” Dr. Shepperd said. “The students are on their own. I said, ‘Here’s the material. You need to study it; you’re going to be presenting it. They just kind of took it and owned it.” Student nursing volunteers have also continued to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to hundreds of people across the Salinas Valley. In January, they helped deliver the second vaccine dose to emergency first responders and others at locations of the Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, serving 1,400 people, and they also have been administering the vaccine at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City two days a week since mid-January. Media are invited to cover these presentations, at Taylor Farms in Gonzales, 100 Puente Del Monte Ave. Representatives should check in with security. Parking will be available. The schedule of presentations is as follows: Feb. 23, 2021 6am-Sanitation/Trim Lines 7am-Bags Room 9 7:30am-Bags Room 2/1 Tray 8am-Trays 8:30am-Indirects Feb. 24, 2021 3pm-Trim Lines 4:15pm-Bags Room 9 4:45pm-Bags Room 2/1 Trays 5:15pm-Trays/Indirects

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Fatal 3 Vehicle Accident Involving Wrong Way Driver on Highway 101 Outside of King City on January 10

A fatal multi-vehicle collision happened on Saturday night, January 10 at 9:51 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 outside of King City. According to the King City CHP a 2016 Toyota Tacoma driven by 65-year-old Paul Lee Cooper of Otis, Oregon was heading the wrong way going southbound in the northbound lanes south of Jolon Road, while a 2006 Toyota Corolla driven by 33-year-old Dinora Maribel Gomez of Salinas was heading northbound on Highway 101 south of Jolon Road in the #1 lane and a Honda Accord driven by 36-year-old Ignacio Sangerman of King City was also traveling northbound on Highway 101 south of Jolon Road but was in the #2 lane. Due to Cooper's level of impairment his vehicle went the wrong way on Highway 101 going directly into the path of Gomez' vehicle causing the rear of her car to crash with the front of the vehicle driven by Sangerman. Cooper was arrested, sustaining major injuries and was transported to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas where as of January 12 is...

Monterey County DA Releases Preliminary Information Concerning an Officer Involved Shooting Incident that Occurred Outside of Soledad on December 16

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King City City Council Announces Selection of José Arreola as New City Manager

January 7, 2025-Following an extensive recruitment process, José Arreola has been selected by the King City City Council to be its next City Manager. Arreola will replace Steve Adams, who is retiring after serving in the position for the past 10 years. Arreola was selected from 31 applicants and 8 finalists for the position. The King City City Council will formally consider the proposed city manager contract at its meeting on Tuesday night, January 13. Arreola's first day on the job is scheduled to be February 23. José Arreola has a distinguished career of serving the community with a particular commitment to youth. He has worked for the City of Salinas for 12 years as their Community Safety Program Manager, Community Safety Administrator and Assistant to the City Manager. Among other responsibilities, Arreola has led several programs to eliminate gang violence which aligns well with the City of King’s efforts and priorities. Prior to that, Arreola worked as an Educa...

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