Sports Roundup: Hollister beats Capuchino in playoff donnybrook
Hollister HS Football (5-6 overall)
Recent results: Won 44-40 vs. Capuchino (CCS D3)
Upcoming games: 7pm Nov. 22 vs. Carmel at Monterey Peninsula College (CCS D3 semifinal)
NOTES: After five games scoring just 14 points per contest, the Hollister offense exploded to key an exciting playoff win.
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Poppy Jasper International Film Festival recognized with prestigious honor
The local Poppy Jasper International Film Festival was recently named one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine—a prestigious recognition that PJIFF producers say validates all the work and dedication that has gone into growing the South Valley event...
Letter: New measure, same tactics
In a lot of ways, the battle against developers strongly mirrors that of the battle against fracking fought 10 years ago. Many of the same people who pushed for the ban on fracking are now pushing for the liberation of our county from the...
BLM eases fire restrictions
The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office is easing seasonal fire restrictions as of Nov. 19 for about 300,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands in Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and...
Letter: End new breed of frivolous lawsuits
You have to just love how using websites can make life so easy. You no longer have to leave the house to shop for a new car or dress. Instead, the internet has also become the breeding ground for those targeting small business owners...
Three arrested in Hollister for mail theft, other felonies
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,...
Toy drive seeks donations for South Valley children
Rebekah Children’s Services, a South Valley nonprofit that serves about 14,000 children and families annually, is getting ready to collect and distribute donated gifts for their annual holiday toy drive.
Members of the community who are able to donate are encouraged to drop off new...
Self expression made easier at Ladd Lane Elementary
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...
Local Scene: Apply for Arts Express Grant
Apply for Arts Express Grant
The San Benito County Arts Council is inviting local artists, art groups and art and cultural organizations to apply to their 2024 Arts Express Grant Program for general operations and project-based funding for art programs, projects and activities that will...
Rivas re-elected as Assembly Speaker
Robert Rivas, who represents 29th California district, was re-elected this week as Speaker of the California State Assembly.
Rivas, of Hollister, now begins his second year as Assembly Speaker following a unanimous vote by his Democratic colleagues on Dec. 2.
“I am filled with great pride...