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CASA of Monterey County is looking for adults who are willing to meet with foster children and advocate for their needs and is hosting a free information session in Gonzales next week.

This year’s Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Animal, a 255-pound hog raised by Alexandria Burgess of Hilltown 4-H Club, was sold for $470 per pound, bringing in roughly $119,850 for the Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation during last Saturday’s Junior Livestock Auction at the fairgrounds in King City.

Eden Valley Care Center in Soledad has a new van to transport residents to medical appointments outside of the community.

The City of Soledad is moving forward with the Soledad Event Center project by approving an additional $8,765 for contract planning services with EMC Planning Group Inc.

Located in the newly refurbished courthouse building at 250 Franciscan Way in King City, the new victim center increases accessibility for South County residents who lost services in 2008 when the Monterey County Courts King City Division closed.

Voters in Soledad will soon be choosing a mayor and two city council members in the upcoming Nov. 6 Statewide General Election.

Gonzales Community Church held its annual Baked Potato Luncheon on Nov. 16 and served many Gonzales residents.

The Soledad Historical Society has opened its new display, and locals are taking the opportunity to visit it during the Farmers Market each week.

Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. ended the drought state of emergency in most of California on April 7.

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for cities to meet housing compliance regulations, Soledad was named one of the cities with an “in review” compliance status.