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The top team on campus this fall was the Hollister JV football team. The Junior Varsity pigskin squad was unbeaten, with an 8-0 league record and a 10-0 overall mark. The Balers outscored their opponents by a whopping 326 to 56. On defense, Hollister recorded...

The Hollister City Council voted last week to put a proposed occupancy tax increase on the ballot for the November 2024 general election. If passed, this would be the first time since 1986 that voters will  decide to increase the tax on hotel stays...

The 2024 Gilroy Rodeo broke records for highest attendance and the most contestants participating in the event’s seven-year history on Aug. 9-11.  More than 1,000 contestants competed and performed in the local rodeo, which is run entirely by volunteers and returns all of its annual...

Hollister HS Boys Basketball (1-2 overall) Recent results: Lost 62-47 vs. Monta Vista at Gilroy Tournament; won 34-28 at Gilroy; lost 60-44 vs. Aptos at Gilroy Tournament Upcoming games: 7pm Dec. 17 vs. Everett Alvarez; 7pm Dec. 19 vs. North Salinas NOTES: Chandler Crutcher scored 17 points...

A coordinated effort has been underway to make false claims about specific public officials. It’s clear their motivation is to discredit elected officials who support slow housing growth—a movement favored by a vast majority of local residents.  It’s no coincidence those behind this effort are...

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital announced March 21 that its leadership staff will withdraw notices previously sent to employees that cautioned of a potential hospital closure and loss of jobs.  The notices are being withdrawn because HHMH has made “significant progress in shoring up its finances”...

Hollister Police Animal Care and Services will adjust the public hours of operation at the Hollister Animal Shelter, the police department announced Sept. 30. Beginning immediately, the shelter will be open to the public from 12-5pm, Monday through Friday.   The temporary adjustment is necessary due...

No one would ever suspect the library as a place of fraud. We go to the library for novels like “Moby Dick” or “Tale of Two Cities” or for information like “California History of San Benito County” or any history, geography, politics or literature.   I...

A Morgan Hill man has been charged with a hate crime in relation to a March 7 incident where the suspect targeted South County residents who were leaving a Muslim prayer service, according to authorities.  The Morgan Hill Police Department announced this week that the...

R.O. Hardin Elementary School in early May hosted school leaders from throughout the nation who came to witness an innovative early literacy program and learn how to replicate its success.  The Hollister School District site May 4 hosted educational leaders who included state superintendents, governors...