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Last Saturday the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum, better known as MCARLM, held its 10th Annual Holiday Open House, opening its doors for the public to explore the museum and the many exhibits while enjoying homemade soups and eating holiday cookies and treats.

The City of Soledad is on the brink of an economic recession and is trying to find new revenue sources to sustain it in the upcoming years.

The Neighborhood Grants Program of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has hit a $1 million grant-making milestone.

Over 200 free fruit and vegetable samples were distributed on May 21 to celebrate the Fifth Annual National Salad Month. The samples were donated by local agricultural businesses in the area.

With the new fiscal year entering its fourth month, Soledad city officials are seeking to make this year one that focuses efforts on bringing opportunities to the city’s youth population.

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.

King City residents Bruce and Ana Greenberg are collecting items from the community to send to Puerto Rico, which was devastated last month by Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to make landfall there in more than 85 years.

Members of Journey to Change asked Soledad City Council for space to host their meetings to raise awareness about local violence on Nov. 1.

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) is improving its services and expanding facilities to South County while also looking for bus drivers.

Pinnacles National Park is proposing new entrance fee increases in 2018 that will fund services and maintenance to directly benefit park visitors.