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Juvenile arrested after leading police on high-speed chase

Staff Report - October 22, 2021

A Hollister juvenile was arrested on suspicion of felony evading after leading police on a high-speed vehicle chase throughout San Benito County, according to...

Hollister’s AAA ranked no. 11 in statewide school rankings

submitted - October 22, 2021

The Accelerated Achievement Academy in Hollister has been named the 11th best elementary school in California, according to new rankings published by U.S. News...

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San Benito-Aptos showdown canceled after Balers report ‘close-contact protocols’

Friday’s much-anticipated game between the San Benito High and Aptos High football teams has been cancelled due to a number of San Benito High...

Carmela Clark, Millie Lezama pace San Benito High girls tennis team

San Benito High girls tennis coach Ed Cecena didn’t know what to expect entering the fall 2021 season. After all, some players who would’ve...

Police investigate ATM burglary in Hollister

Police are investigating the burglary of a bank’s automated teller machine in Hollister over the weekend. About 11am Oct. 17, Hollister Police responded to a...

‘Potential threat’ to school was unfounded, superintendent says

Police were called to Rancho San Justo School Oct. 15 in response to a “potential threat” on campus, but the threat turned out to...

Letter to the editor: Faith and pregnancy

Re: 10-8-21 Keeping dialogue open on pregnancy, infant loss (Hollister Free Lance, Oct. 8) A wanted pregnancy ending prematurely called a “miscarriage” causes a great...

Hollister Haybalers knock off Palma, keeping league title hopes alive

In a span of two weeks, the Hollister football team has gone from the valley to the mountain top. Two weeks ago, the Haybalers...

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San Benito-Aptos showdown canceled after Balers report ‘close-contact protocols’

Staff Report - October 20, 2021

Friday’s much-anticipated game between the San Benito High and Aptos High football teams has been cancelled due to a number of San Benito High varsity football players being unavailable to play due to Covid protocols, a press release from the San Benito High School District said. San Benito High officials...