Motorist dies in car crash near Lovers Lane
A motorist died in a collision with another vehicle on Highway 152 near Lovers Lane on Dec. 22, according to authorities. All three people in the other vehicle, including a small child, were transported to a nearby hospital.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to the...
Juvenile suspect arrested in connection with shooting
Hollister Police detectives last week arrested a suspect in which a juvenile victim was shot in the shoulder near Third and Sally streets, police said.
About 6:43pm June 6, Hollister Police officers responded to the area of Third and Sally streets on reports of a...
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Hagins named to president’s list
Anne Hagins, of Hollister, was among the more than 800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the president's list for the 2021 fall semester. Hagins is a Fourth Year student in Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and...
SBC foundation awards grant for veterans’ dental services
The Community Foundation for San Benito County has awarded a $5,000 grant to Dentistry4Vets, a nonprofit that treats military veterans in need and suffering from a lack of dental care.
Dentistry4Vets, which is located at The Montage Wellness Center in Marina, offers services that include...
Arts Council to celebrate new space
The San Benito County Arts Council is celebrating its new space with an open house, exhibit and pick-up dinner on Dec. 3.
The public is invited to check out the new Art Depot at 35 Fifth St., Suite D, located in the historic Train Depot...
Woodworth appointed as new Hollister City Clerk
The Hollister City Council recently appointed Jennifer Woodworth, MMC, as the new city clerk.
Woodworth is the former District Clerk for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, which she joined in 2013, according to a press release posted to the City of Hollister’s website. Woodworth...
Orthodontists provide scholarships to students
Wafelbakker Anderson Orthodontics presented $2,000 scholarships to five seniors from area high schools.
In Hollister, Julien Garcia of San Benito High School received a scholarship.
Wafelbakker Anderson Orthodontics’ history of philanthropy dates back to 1988 when Dr. Bas W. Wafelbakker bought the practice in Gilroy. Today,...
CDC expands Covid-19 booster eligibility to children 5 and older
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently expanded the eligibility of Covid-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone 5 years of age and older, San Benito County health officials advised in a press release. Specifically, the CDC recommends that children ages 5-11...
Cal Fire suspends burn permits in San Benito, Monterey counties
Cal Fire has suspended all burn permits in Monterey and San Benito counties effective Sept. 1, due to drought and dangerous fire conditions.
In a news release issued Monday, Cal Fire officials said 88% of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought.
“2021 has already...
Hollister heats up
The historic heat wave that has gripped most of California this week has resulted in broken temperature records, prompted cities and counties to open public “cooling centers” for the vulnerable, caused power outages—and might have even damaged a stretch of highly traveled asphalt along...
