Hollister High Class of 2025: Balers step into the future
More than 800 students graduated from Hollister High School’s Class of 2025 at the local campus June 6, and are now prepared to take their next steps in the world.
This year’s graduates have a variety of plans—from community college or university, to careers or...
Pitcher Trent Roach led Balers to first CCS title, now heads to Cal
Hollister pitcher Trent Roach had a season for the ages in 2025. He was untouchable, with a 0.00 ERA in 78 innings, no earned runs allowed and only one unearned run yielded. Roach, who also hit .525 for the season and was named to...
Letter: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could have severe consequences for local healthcare
As the U.S. Senate debates the sweeping legislation known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s worth asking a critical question: who really pays the price for political ambition? For rural communities like ours in San Benito County, the answer may hit closer to home...
Child found unresponsive in Hollister
Police are investigating a suspicious incident in which an 11-year-old child was found unresponsive in Hollister, authorities said.
Officers from the Hollister Police Department on Nov. 27 responded to an emergency medical call at 350 Miller Road, where the unresponsive child had been found, the...
Volunteer to help improve local pollinator habitat
A coalition of local, state and national groups will host a pollinator habitat planting community action volunteer event May 2 and 3 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Volunteers will be encouraged to spend the morning helping to prepare the soil...
Editorial: Public art has the power to transform communities
In a world increasingly shaped by technology, commerce and rapid urbanization, public art stands as a profound counterbalance—a humanizing force that elevates the collective spirit of a community. Art in public spaces does far more than decorate; it educates, inspires and connects.
Public art is...
Sports roundup: Baler baseballers drop two tight ones, remain in third place tie
Hollister HS baseball (9-7 overall, 5-5 PCAL Gabilan)
Recent results: Lost 5-3 at Soledad; lost 4-3 at Monterey
Upcoming games: 4pm April 17 vs. Monterey.
NOTES: Carmel and Palma lead the league, with Hollister and St. Francis tied for third. Monterey is a half game back in...
Gavilan alum takes flight in aerospace engineering
When Esthefani Montelon enrolled in Gavilan College’s Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program in fall 2019, she had no idea she was embarking on a journey that would lead to aerospace engineering internships at NASA and Pratt & Whitney.
“I wanted to do something with my...
District’s special education director reflects on progress
Looking back at the 2024-25 school year in the Hollister School District, Director of Special Education Gabriel Gutierrez reflected on areas of focus and progress such as strengthening student achievement, stronger collaboration with the Educational Services Department and enhancing the curriculum.
Gutierrez heads the department...
Renowned author to visit Hollister bookstore
Author and youth advocate Roy Juarez, Jr. will appear for a book signing at Hill’s Bookstore in Hollister Aug. 5. The event is part of Juarez’s “Stories That Move” tour.
Juarez wrote “Homeless by Choice: A Memoir of Love, Hate, and Forgiveness” in 2018. A...
