Community

On a recent December afternoon, about 30 volunteers gathered at St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista to give their efforts to the sprawling, multifaceted Farmworker Caravan—an annual holiday donation drive for families in need in five counties.  Labeled a “Santa’s Workshop,” the Dec....

The 41st annual Mission 10 Race will take place on Jan. 25, 2025. This year’s race will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Hollister, which sponsors and organizes the Mission 10 event.  Runners and walkers from all over are invited to...

Hollister HS Boys Basketball (0-0 overall)  Recent results: None yet. Upcoming games: Dec. 12-14 at Gilroy Tournament; 7pm Dec. 17 vs. Everett Alvarez Hollister HS Girls Basketball (1-3 overall) Recent results: Lost 49-32 at Evergreen Valley; lost 58-55 vs. Christopher at Watsonville; won 66-35 vs. Sobrato at Watsonville;...

Hollister Police announced last week that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety that will help fund ongoing enforcement and education programs aiming to reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on local roads.  The grant program runs through...

The San Benito Health Care District this week announced the next steps in the ongoing process to finalize the lease-to-own transaction between Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and Insight. While progress has been made, there is still crucial work ahead to complete the transaction. In...

An up-and-down season for Hollister football closed on a promising note. After a one-year playoff absence, the Balers returned to the post-season. And they showed well. In a 5-7 campaign, the Balers started strong and racked up some big wins, hit a mid-season slump amid...

Police arrested three people in Hollister on suspicion of multiple felonies after an investigation into robbery and mail theft, police said.  About 2:35am Dec. 7, Hollister Police responded to a report of a Hollister resident who noticed three men sealing mail from a community mailbox,...

A San Mateo woman died in a collision with a big-rig on Highway 152 in Gilroy on Dec. 9, according to authorities. About 3:15pm, the California Highway Patrol received reports of a traffic crash on State Route 152, west of State Route 156 in Gilroy....

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding Gabriel Laradelara, who was last seen in Gilroy last week, authorities said.  Laradelara, 21, was last seen Dec. 1, driving his 2003 black Infiniti FX45 in the area of Monterey Road at...

With the addition of two donated communication boards on playgrounds at Ladd Lane Elementary School, students with special needs will have an easier time expressing their thoughts to staff members and peers.  One of the boards—for TK through first-grade students—arrived in early November with the...