Bikers unite for Hollister Independence Rally
The roar of motorcycles filled the air in downtown Hollister Saturday on day two of the 2025 Independence Rally. Thousands of motorcyclists, enthusiasts and curious onlookers packed downtown for motorcycle cruise-ins, live entertainment, beer gardens, food and merchandise vendors.
Sponsored by the City of Hollister...
County halts hemp grows, for now
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors, hearing concerns of theft and odor after the first hemp growing season, placed a 45-day moratorium on operations Dec. 10 to give the county time to revise its ordinance by late January.
The county’s hemp ordinance went into...
Local Scene: Apply for Arts Express Grant
Apply for Arts Express Grant
The San Benito County Arts Council is inviting local artists, art groups and art and cultural organizations to apply to their 2024 Arts Express Grant Program for general operations and project-based funding for art programs, projects and activities that will...
Hospital board to appeal bankruptcy decision
The San Benito Health Care District announced that it is planning to appeal the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s ruling that denied the district’s Chapter 9 filing for Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.
Northern District Judge Stephen L. Johnson in a March 21 ruling sided with the California...
Counting on sheep
As vineyard manager at the 7,000-acre Paicines Ranch in San Benito County, Kelly Mulville has a rather significant task: he’s trying to practice organic, regenerative farming on 25 acres of vines while surrounded by hundreds of acres of vineyards being conventionally farmed.
“Our underlying philosophy...
Police cite Hollister clerk for selling alcohol to minors
The Hollister Police Department, along with agents of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, cited a clerk at a local business for selling alcohol to minors on June 18, authorities said.
The citation was the result of a “minor decoy” operation in which minors...
