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San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases are still on the rise, including three new deaths in their latest newsletter. As of Jan. 11, the county reported its 37th, 38th and 39th deaths of the novel coronavirus in San...

Hazel Hawkins public forum A public forum on Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital has been rescheduled for 5:30-7pm Jan. 23, at Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito Street in Hollister. Hospital officials will make a presentation and answer questions from the audience.  Attendees are asked to submit...

New state and federal Covid safety guidelines that reduce the recommended minimum distance between students from 6 feet to 3 feet should make it easier for California schools to return students to classrooms full time, but most districts are not likely to make the...

Hollister Police responded to a staggering 757 calls for public safety service over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to authorities. The calls include reports of domestic violence, loud parties, illegal fireworks and traffic incidents. The total of 757 calls over the three-day weekend...

The South Valley Symphony will celebrate the holidays with a concert of seasonal favorites plus a belated commemoration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, at a Dec. 11 performance in the sanctuary of Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill.   Maestro Anthony Quartuccio will preside over “A Holiday...

For years, Monica Garcia has roughed it along the Pajaro River watershed in her motorized wheelchair, where she’s helped volunteers clean up the ever-constant garbage left behind by those with no concern for the environment. Garcia, who is battling lupus, must use the wheelchair to...

San Benito County launched its 100th County Fair Friday under mildly warm skies mixed with the aroma of garlic fries, bacon burgers, deep fried artichokes, nachos and kettle corn. At noon sharp the gates at Bolado Park Event Center in Tres Pinos swung open and...

Traffic calming meeting set for Sally Street The City of Hollister will hold a second virtual meeting to discuss traffic calming on Sally Street. The meeting will be held July 15 from 6:30-8pm on Zoom. The traffic calming project is inspired by a consensus that speeding and...

The San Benito County Resource Management Agency recently shared the “excellent” news that it has received a $2.4 million grant from the state to help build the new Riverview Regional Park. The funds were awarded on Aug. 22 by the California State Regional Park Program,...

Seven years into her education career, Dr. Colleen Myers took on a role as a resource teacher at Cerra Vista Elementary School in Hollister. The position, a perfect fit for Myers at the time, opened her eyes to a future in administration.  “That’s really where...