County office celebrates School Employees of the Year
The San Benito County Office of Education held its annual Certificated and Classified Employee of the Year Celebration on April 17.
Each year, schools in San Benito County are invited to select one Certificated and one Classified employee who has had a significant impact on...
Sports Roundup: Baler Chavez finishes in top half of CIF State meet
Hollister HS Girls Cross Country
Sophomore Prienna Chavez finished 10th at the CCS Division I finals on Nov. 16 on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont, and qualified for the CIF State meet at Woodward Park Fresno on Nov. 30.
In the Fresno race, which is...
Roundabout construction continues at Highways 25, 156
Construction of a new traffic roundabout at the intersection of State Routes 25 and 156 near Hollister continues this week with work taking place behind protective concrete barriers, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Recently installed K-rail at all four approaches to the construction...
Woman dies in accident on Fairview Road
A 61-year-old Los Banos woman died in a single-vehicle collision in unincorporated east San Benito County early Thursday morning, according to police.
Youth competition makes a splash in Hollister
San Benito Aquatics and Hollister High School hosted more than 650 swimmers from throughout northern California and Nevada this past weekend for the 2022 Pacific Swimming Summer Junior Olympics.
The competition took place at the school’s swimming facilities July 8-10. Among the competitors were two...
Trust, family preserve 4,500 acres in south San Benito County
The Sans Topo Ranch in San Benito County, which has been owned and managed by five generations of the Sans family since 1926, will be preserved in its current state forever after the California Rangeland Trust purchased a conservation easement for the property.
The 4,500-acre...
Man shot, killed during car theft in Gilroy
An Oakland man stealing a vehicle in a Gilroy neighborhood shot and killed a man who confronted him early Tuesday morning, police said.
The suspect, Angel Ochoa-Moreno, was arrested in Salinas after a pursuit on Highway 101.
Officers responded at about 12:30am to a report of...
SBC updates affordable housing requirements
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the county’s affordable housing ordinance, which include a requirement for future housing developments within 10 miles of an incorporated city to offer affordable units.
The board voted 5-0 this week to approve the amendments based...
Gavilan College recognized for strong return on investment
Gavilan College ranked No. 16 statewide and No. 5 in the Bay Area among 327 California community and career colleges for return on investment, according to a new report from College Futures Foundation and the HEA Group.
The “Golden Returns” report shows that students at...
Hollister’s Elyssa Hernandez competes for El Salvador national football team
There it was on the Fox Sports 2 international broadcast of the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 soccer tournament.
A player from El Salvador charged up and stole the ball from a Costa Rican opponent. The Costa Rican hooked her arm, held her and threw her. A...


















