Poetry Out Loud goes virtual Feb. 5
San Benito County Arts Council will host a virtual celebration of the 6th annual San Benito County Poetry Out Loud Competition on Friday, Feb. 5 at 6pm.
This Zoom event features poetry performances by local high school students, a live announcement of county winners, and...
Suspect arrested in string of burglaries
Hollister Police arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for a string of commercial burglaries that occurred over the last week.
New slow growth initiative gathers signatures
A new initiative to put land use decisions in the hands of San Benito County residents is currently circulating, the latest political effort by slow-growth advocates in the area.
The Empower Voters to Make Land Use Decisions Initiative would amend the county’s General Plan to...
Letter: Retired teachers bring continued value to local communities
What do retired teachers mean to the Hollister, Gilroy, San Martin and Morgan Hill communities? A lot. After years, sometimes decades in the classroom giving back to their students, retired teachers continue to give back to local communities through their pocketbooks and their passion...
Trust, Foster Ranch protect more ag acreage
The San Benito Agricultural Land Trust recently completed steps to permanently protect another portion of Phil Foster Ranch in San Benito County’s fertile San Juan Valley.
With assistance from two public funding programs, SBALT has acquired an agricultural easement that brings the total protected acreage...
Jackson Pace shines in Area Code Games
The night before his start in the Area Code Games in San Diego on Aug. 10, Jackson Pace was understandably a bit anxious. After all, the San Benito High senior was going to pitch in front of at least one scout from every Major...
As May approaches, Cal Fire offers fire prevention tips
With the month of May beginning this week, with its warmer weather, lower humidity and drying vegetation, Cal Fire is urging Bay Area homeowners to do all they can to protect against fire.
“Fires are mostly caused by the human factor,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief...
Sports Roundup: Balers give top-seeded Carmel a battle
Hollister HS Football (5-7 overall)
Recent results: Won 44-40 vs. Capuchino (CCS D3); Lost 40-21 vs. Carmel at Monterey Peninsula College (CCS D3 semifinal)
Upcoming games: Season over.
NOTES: The Balers led 21-14 at halftime over top-seeded Carmel on a rainy night at MPC. After halftime, the...
Grocery escape results in hit-and-run
Police are looking for a man who stole groceries and collided with another vehicle as he fled the scene of the theft.
Letter: Let’s work together to vaccinate the world
Will another Dr. Jonas Salk bring an end to this Covid pandemic? Have people not known or have forgotten what living in a polio epidemic was like? Let me remind you. A lifetime of paralysis, iron lung living or death were proximate outcomes for...
