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The latest campaign funding disclosures for the Hollister City Council District 3 race show increasing financial support from political representatives and organizations for one of the five candidates. Running for the council seat are Lauretta Avina, Scott McPhail, Dolores Morales, Silas Quintero and Matthew Rojas....

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital (HHMH) is working in conjunction with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new order that allows hospital’s to resume scheduled elective surgeries, hospital spokeswoman Frankie Gallagher said in a press release.

Paul Eckert, the veteran city administrator expected to be approved by the Hollister City Council Nov. 4 as the new city manager, was the defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit settled by the city of Sioux City, Iowa in 2015 for $300,000. Eckert, current city...

The San Benito County Arts Council and local fire and law enforcement will host a First Responder Art Show from 2-5pm on June 18 at The Art Depot, 35 Fifth St., located in the historic train depot in downtown Hollister.  This exhibition will include a...

Firefighters and support crews from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conducted a prescribed burn in San Benito County on Sept. 27. The burn took place on private property in the Gabilan Range, west of Paicines in the McPhails Peak area, according...

San Benito County Public Health officials’ March 4 Covid-19 update shows the daily case rate and test positivity rate continue to decline locally. The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows there have been 5,708 confirmed cases and currently 55 active cases. The local death count remains at...

San Benito County officials have requested an audit and investigation services from the state controller’s office after a recent fraud incident brought the county’s total known loss of public funds to theft or embezzlement to more than $1.1 million in recent years.  Concerned that there...

Accelerated Achievement Academy was recently named a 2024 California Distinguished Middle School—one of the highest academic honors in the state, says an announcement from the Hollister school.  State Superintendent Tony Thurmond on Feb. 29 recognized 293 middle schools and high schools selected for the 2024...

Much has changed in the Santa Clara Valley since the pandemic. Brands have come and gone, but Fernwood Cellars, at the end of Redwood Retreat Road, has stayed the course, even through rocky times. Owners Matt and Tiffany Oetinger are in it for the...

The first phase of construction for Gavilan College’s new Hollister campus—which includes a 34,000-square-foot building with classrooms, labs, a cafe, resource center and more—is completed.  Gavilan representatives, public officials and members of the South Valley community gathered at the campus, located at 505 Fairview Road—on...