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For the San Benito High softball team to win its first Central Coast Section championship since the 2016 season, it will need to go through West Catholic League team Presentation. The No. 2 seed Haybalers advanced with a 11-1, mercy-rule win over No. 3...

In one of my previous letters, I mentioned that tolerance does not equal acceptance. I would also submit itelligence does not always equal wisdom.  As our elected and appointed officials continue to make policy regarding the pandemic and an attempt to get past it, they...

Due to the ongoing drought that will likely impact water supplies in the coming months, San Benito County water authorities are asking water customers for the cities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista, as well as the Sunnyslope County Water District, to cut back...

San Benito County’s elected supervisors this week unanimously voted to give themselves a 68 percent pay raise. The board’s June 8 vote will give the county’s supervisors a monthly pay raise from about $4,137 to about $6,938, or from approximately $50,000 to $83,300 per year. The...

The four seated members of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors will wait until June 22 to decide when to ask the governor to appoint a replacement for their colleague, Mark Medina, who resigned earlier this month. The board briefly discussed the process to...

San Benito County’s voters will get to decide if the elected members of the board of supervisors should be subject to term limits. The supervisors voted 4-0 at the June 8 meeting to introduce an ordinance to place the question on an upcoming ballot—likely in...

According to local media, San Juan Bautista Mayor Leslie Jordan, at the gay pride flag raising on May 29, compared the LGBTQ community to other marginalized groups who led the way to equality in California, including the Japanese-Americans who were incarcerated during WWII. A review...

Detectives have identified a suspect in the April 5 murder of Adolfo “Junior” Davila, and the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the alleged killer. In a June 8 press release, the sheriff’s office announced that a warrant...

With top-seed Homestead losing in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday, the San Benito softball team now has home field advantage the rest of the way. Haybalers coach Andrew Barragan isn’t looking ahead, but he couldn’t help...

Youth Alliance will celebrate young leaders during the Youth Rising virtual event on June 17. This event will spotlight young leaders within the organizations’ programs as they work to make a difference within the community.  During this event, Youth Alliance invites the public to donate to...