Amah Mutsun Land Trust names new director
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust board of directors appointed Noelle Chambers as its new executive director.
Chambers is the former Vice President of Conservation at Peninsula Open Space Trust, where she worked for 20 years and helped execute the successful protection and transfer of 30,000...
Rally was a boom for local business
Thousands of motorcyclists, enthusiasts and curious onlookers packed downtown July 4 and 5 for the Independence Rally that roared into downtown Hollister, bringing with it a major boost to businesses and very few problems.
Several business owners said they saw their best weekend in years.
Cosmos...
DeRose doubles down with second tasting room
DeRose Vineyards is a name well-known to wine lovers for its rustic cellar of a tasting room in the wilds of Hollister, on Cienega Road, smack in the middle of old California. Much of the Hollister hills still look much like they must have...
Creative Gilroy couple brings Halloween fright to South Valley
The World’s Largest Haunted House returns to Gilroy this year, inviting daring guests and Halloween enthusiasts to brave its ghoulish graveyard and dozen-plus rooms of fright and fear.
Created by Gilroy couple Alicia Juarez and Oscar Garcia, the haunted house is located at 8630 San...
Hollister, county, SJB finally agree on fire contract
After months of fraught negotiations, San Benito County and the City of San Juan Bautista have finally come to an agreement on fire and emergency medical services with the City of Hollister.
The board of supervisors approved the county’s side of the contract for fire...
Highway 156 construction site ‘stands down’ for mental health
Construction contractor Teichert Inc., along with the Associated General Contractors of California and other organizations, hosted a “Mental Health Awareness Stand Down” in San Benito County May 19.
The stand down, which took place at the site of the Highway 156 Improvement Project in San...
District partners with Legacy Church to brighten holidays
Students from each Hollister School District site will have a brighter holiday season due to a collaboration with Legacy Church.
The Hollister School District partnered with Legacy after church representatives approached Social Emotional Coordinator Eliana Delgadillo asking how they could help provide donated gifts to...
