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What began as simple holiday gifts had gotten away from them. Cindy and Greg Seamons found themselves in business—making lawn ornaments. But this was no ordinary yard art. These were handcrafted flowers made from colorful stacks of collected glassware: arranged largest to smallest, like...

The Hollister High track and field program had another strong showing in the Central Coast Section Semifinals on May 13 at Gilroy High.  The Haybalers qualified seven individuals and three relay teams to the Finals on May 20, also to be held at Gilroy. The...

The wet weather didn’t dampen the holiday spirit when the Hollister Downtown Association held its 29th annual Lights On Celebration Nov. 30. The all-day event featured a holiday car display, Dec-A-Tree Contest, food vendors and live entertainment, with an evening parade marching down San...

UPDATE 12:50pm: A man who exchanged gunfire with police early Wednesday morning died at a trauma center after being struck by “at least” one bullet, according to Gilroy Police. At about 2:30am, police responded to a business on the 100 block of Fourth Street for a...

Learn how to turn your spoiled food, scraps and yard waste into rich, organic compost for your garden at a summer composting workshop on June 3. The workshop will be hosted by San Benito County, and will feature the expertise of area Master Composters,...

UPDATE 11am: The suspect was identified by Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Russell Davis as a Valley Transportation Authority employee, who opened fire at the light rail yard in San Jose at the start of a union meeting. Davis said nine people were killed, including...

Local musicians named to Honor Band Hollister High School Scarlet Regiment musicians Micah Bercasio (B-flat clarinet), Avery Cua (alto saxophone), Mikayla Dorado (alto saxophone), Leeza Gatson (bass clarinet), Megan Phillips (trumpet), Jared Provencio (baritone saxophone), Eduardo Rosas (tuba) and Sonia Zambrano (tuba) were recently named...

Hospital board member faces effort to be removed from seat early

Not the easiest varietal to pronounce, so make sure you don’t have a mouth full of spaghetti when you ask someone to pass the Guglielmo Grignolino, a sassy red wine that will spice up any summertime repast, pasta or no. This is an unusual grape...

The Hollister Independence Rally was postponed for yet another year due to concerns and safety precautions related to the Covid-19 pandemic.   But that didn’t stop hundreds of bikers who came from far and wide on July 3 to celebrate what would’ve been the 74th Anniversary...