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Soledad High School Interact Club and Soledad Rotary Club gathered for a special joint meeting March 28 to hear about another local nonprofit, the Lion’s Club.

More than $26,000 was raised last Friday during the Fifth Annual Casino Night benefitting Rancho Cielo at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.

Step back in time to California’s mission era while attending Mission San Antonio de Padua’s annual Mission Days event this Saturday, April 6.

The California Lions Club 82nd Annual Student Speaker Contest has named Timothy Mercuri of King City High School as the regional champion of this year’s competition featuring the topic, “Freedom of the Press.”

After nearly two years of planning and construction, King City in Bloom last week hosted a formal dedication of the new City Hall sign and flower beds in front of the City of King building.

Students from King City, Greenfield and Soledad high schools recently visited the California State Capitol in Sacramento to speak with local legislators as part of the Girls Inc. of the Central Coast ECHO program.

Due to an outbreak of Virulent Newcastle Disease in California, Salinas Valley Fair officials have canceled poultry shows and exhibits at this year’s event in King City.

Monterey County District 3 Supervisor Chris Lopez met with San Ardo residents March 15 to address their concerns in San Ardo’s rural community.

Four young women vied for the crown last Saturday in the 2019 Miss Salinas Valley Fair contest, and when the final judge’s sheet was tallied, Rose Escobar of Spreckles came out on top to represent the organization.

Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum has welcomed a special exhibit with local roots in the area, featuring the historic expedition of Capt. Juan Bautista de Anza and hundreds of families who traveled from Mexico through California beginning in 1775 to establish a mission and presidio in San Francisco.