New van helps transport patients
                    Eden Valley Care Center in Soledad has a new van to transport residents to medical appointments outside of the community.                
                
            Rockets, robots and more at Science Maker Faire
                    Students from throughout Soledad, Gonzales, Greenfield and King City arrived at the Soledad High School multipurpose room March 21 to showcase what they learned in science class and present their science projects during the Science Maker Faire.                
                
            Hartnell hires new dean for South County
                    Mostafa Ghous has taken over as dean of South County education services at Hartnell College’s King City Education Center, replacing Renata Funke, who retired from the position.                
                
            Fair time is here
                    The carnival rides have arrived, 4-H and FFA exhibits have been turned in, sheep, beef, swine, goats and chicken projects have been groomed, all in preparation for the Salinas Valley Fair's start on Thursday.                
                
            5,000 7th Infantry Division soldiers train at Fort Hunter Liggett
                    Nearly 5,000 Seventh Infantry Division soldiers conducted a Bayonet Focus training on Feb. 12 at Fort Hunter Liggett.                
                
            Tour de Dance to raise funds for South County’s first original ballet
                    Monterey County Dance Foundation’s charitable event, Tour de Dance, this Saturday will raise funds for South County’s first original ballet production, “The Nightingale,” next year.                
                
            Surf’s up for youth at camp
                    The Wahine Project provided 20 surf camp scholarships for South Monterey County girls for the camp beginning this past Monday.                
                
            Soledad awarded $88K grant
                    The City of Soledad has received an $88,444 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration to help improve the local fire department’s facilities and equipment.                
                
            Putting down roots
                    Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM) is featuring a new exhibit called “South County Roots” that opened this summer, created by the second cycle of high school interns, focusing on the lost towns of Monterey County.                
                
            Hartnell names Linder 2017 Distinguished Alumnus
                    The Hartnell Community College District has announced Emmett Linder as the 2017 Distinguished Alumnus and commencement speaker.                
                
            



















