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Dozens of South County high school girls recently traveled to the California State Capitol in Sacramento to voice their concerns on local policy issues, explain their views on bills that lawmakers are considering and learn about policy-making.

Sol Treasures and Salinas Valley Fair are hosting a bicycle wheel decorating contest for the South County community in celebration of next month’s arrival of the Amgen Tour of California in King City.

Butler Amusement and Soledad Education Foundation came together to host the annual Spring Carnival on April 12-15 at Frank Ledesma Elementary School.

Soledad has been named the 27th Safest City in California by the National Council for Home Safety and Security.

Monterey County Free Libraries will host a series of National DNA Day events in South County this week to highlight the role of genetics in the modern world, in addition to discussing what the human genome will mean to the leaders of tomorrow and encouraging local youth and adults to take an interest in the subjects of genomics and genetics.

United Way Monterey County is wrapping up its free tax preparation season and reminds residents that the nonprofit organization provides resources for local families to build financial stability.

With time running out to make changes to the fireworks ordinance, Soledad Police Department has been looking at alternatives to crack down on illegal fireworks within city limits.

Softball and baseball games can now call Jesse Gallardo Park home as the park reopened with two softball fields and one baseball field April 7.

Loudpack Farms has now become the largest single employer in Greenfield with the recent opening of its cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility, and more jobs are expected to be created soon.

Take a step back in time to California’s mission era while attending Mission San Antonio de Padua’s annual Mission Days event Saturday, April 7, which coincides with the grand reopening of the mission’s museum.