Strada Verde measure loses by 5,000-plus
With just less than 1,100 ballots left to count, San Benito County’s Measure N appears headed for failure by the same proportion reported in early results after Nov. 3.
Podcast: Bringing home some new CCS hardware | Cover 3 Sports
https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-1-episode-4-bringing-home-some-new-ccs-hardware
In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will recap what happened with some of our local teams in the CCS baseball championships.
Then they’ll dive into the CCS Track and Field Finals, find out who came out on top as medalist...
Sports roundup: Baler softball beats defending CIF Central champ
Hollister HS Baseball (3-2 overall, 1-0 PCAL Gabilan)
Recent results: Lost 12-2 vs. Valley Christian; Won 5-4 vs. Carlmont; Lost 3-2 vs. Christopher; Won 1-0 at Palma
Upcoming games: 4pm March 13 vs. Palma; 12pm March 15 vs. Piedmont Hills
NOTES: Brayden Barone and Evan Mendoza each...
City manager candidate settled sexual harassment case in Iowa
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...
Grad 2018: Balers forever!
San Benito High School graduate Kenny Bisceglia, pictured above, holds his diploma case after walking the stage during the 2018 commencement ceremony held on campus June 8. Bisceglia, who is turning to the pipeline welding trade after high school, was one of 657 San...
Gavilan College football team looks to buck history
From a numbers standpoint, Covid was not kind to the Gavilan College football team. Rams coach John Lango said the team lost several players from March 2020 to now, putting Gavilan’s roster number at 44 through the end of July. However, Lango expects the...
Hollister School District celebrates new afterschool spaces
Hollister School District officials and community partners held a ribbon cutting Jan. 30 for the newly opened Extended Learning Opportunity Program buildings at Sunnyslope, Calaveras and Ladd Lane Elementary Schools.
The official ribbon cutting was at Sunnyslope, where the district held a groundbreaking just last...
Earthquake shakes San Benito County
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in San Benito County on Tuesday afternoon and could be felt in parts of the Bay Area.
The quake was reported at 3:23pm April 4 and was centered about five miles northwest of Hollister and 19 miles west-southwest of Salinas,...
City council approves park development project
Hollister Management Services director Mike Chambless received a letter from “Jack”, an 11-year-old boy who requires the use of a mobility aid.
Chambless said that Jack has some challenges in his life that require him to use a mobility assistant device that prevents him from...
School District starts naming campaign
Hollister School District officials have initiated a new campaign recruiting members of the public to participate in submitting names and selecting the mascot for the district’s new elementary school.
The kindergarten through fifth grade primary school, located at the northeast corner of Fairview and Sunnyslope...


















