Hollister High baseball on doorstep of history
To win the program’s first Central Coast Section championship, the Hollister High baseball team will have to go through the team that can lay claim as the section’s best for the better part of a decade: Valley Christian.
The Haybalers wouldn’t have it any other...
Hollister High softball takes out Mitty to land in CCS Open Division championship game
By design, the Hollister High softball team has a clipping of last year’s season-ending, 14-1 mercy-rule loss to Mitty in its home stadium storage container.
So, every time they open it up, they’re reminded of that result. Now, the Haybalers can replace that clipping with...
Letter: It’s a never-ending game and we are losing
A football game has a start and end. It will go for as long as there is time left on the clock. The players obviously know this and act accordingly. They know that in the fourth quarter they are nearing the end so they...
State grants aim to improve local water storage recovery
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that the San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) will be awarded two grants to support local water resiliency efforts.
The project that received funding—Accelerated Drought Response Project or ADRoP—is centered around groundwater recharge efforts. To accomplish this...
Highway 156 construction site ‘stands down’ for mental health
Construction contractor Teichert Inc., along with the Associated General Contractors of California and other organizations, hosted a “Mental Health Awareness Stand Down” in San Benito County May 19.
The stand down, which took place at the site of the Highway 156 Improvement Project in San...
Demby is golden, along with Franks, Vincent and Thrasher as Hollister quartet advance to CIF State T&F Championships
In the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division Finals April 28, Hollister High sophomore Golda Demby couldn’t record a mark in the discus after fouling on her throws.
That means she wouldn’t be advancing in the event to the following week’s PCAL Masters Meet/Central Coast...
Locals affected by storms are eligible for rental assistance
Residents who cannot live in their homes while repairing damage from the severe storms and flooding that started on Feb. 21, or must find a new place to live, can apply for temporary rental assistance from FEMA, says a press release from the federal...
Hospital board approves bankruptcy filing
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s financial advisors and administrators assured the public at a crucial May 22 meeting that a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing is their only option to keep the Hollister hospital functioning—though perhaps eventually with reduced services—and would not result in a closure...
May 18 high school lockdown triggered by alarm system glitch
A May 18 lockdown of Hollister High School was triggered by a glitch in the school’s alarm system that sent out a false alert of a campus emergency, according to law enforcement and school officials.
Police responded to the live report of a potential emergency...
Letter: Mayor should show strength on affordable housing
Re: City council postpones affordable housing ordinance, Free Lance May 12, 2023
A decision not to decide concerning a decisive issue is difficult to understand. This makes me think that Mia Casey might prefer to be mayor of a city like Monterey rather than of...
