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Members of the Rancho Maze Band and Hollister Youth Music Network recently performed with the California Music Educators Association’s Central Coast Section Honor Band, according to a press release.  Musicians Thomas Feci (trumpet), Benny Gomez Jr. (tenor saxophone), Shyloh Gonzalez (bass clarinet), Jaxon Lopez (trombone),...

The Hollister School District administration team faced uncharted territory at the start of the 2024-25 school year, with Kip Ward stepping into the Interim Superintendent role due to unexpected circumstances. Ward and the cabinet guided the district forward with many success stories this school...

Arguing that county officials and an out-of-town developer have ignored the voice of the voters over the last two years, a group of local residents has been circulating a petition to place a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would limit or prohibit...

Winter storms brought significant snowfall to the Sierra Nevada and other California mountains in December. Snowpack is critical for the state’s spring water outlook because when the snow melts it runs downhill into streams that fill reservoirs that hold about 30% of the state’s...

It was another busy Monday afternoon at the Community FoodBank of San Benito but a group of young volunteers from the Enterprise Academy of Martial Arts were more than able to keep pace. Everleigh Howard was one of several academy members accompanied by their parents...

San Benito High School senior Shelby O’Neil on Oct. 9 was named a National Gold Award Girl Scout (formerly known as the National Young Women of Distinction) by Girl Scouts of the USA. She is one of 10 young women who “channeled their leadership, passion,...

A San Jose man was pronounced dead at the scene of a Jan. 2 traffic accident on Highway 25 near Bolsa Road, according to authorities. A Hollister man who was driving another vehicle involved in the accident was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Dr. George Gellert, who has a 30-year career in public health including the last year with San Benito County, has been appointed the county’s new health officer. The San Benito County board of supervisors appointed Gellert to the position Sept. 28. He is replacing Interim...

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a social media page that recently posted a political cartoon that allegedly encouraged violence against public officials and their families, according to authorities.  The Facebook page known as “Benito Beet Beat” published the post on Nov. 3....

In July, a 59-year old Hollister resident and her 75-year-old husband went to a scheduled appointment at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital for a Covid-19 test. At the time, she said they thought they were being responsible by doing the right thing only to find...