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San Benito County officials are exploring their options to put a 1% local sales tax on an upcoming election ballot to raise revenue for services, upgrades, new facilities and other projects. Such a tax could generate up to $3.3 million in additional revenue for the...

David Kaplansky started the Hollister Basketball Club (HBC) two years ago as a way to pass down what he’s learned about the game to the younger generation. Proper fundamentals are stressed, effort is demanded and understanding the nuances of the game are developed.  “At their...

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...

The Hollister City Council delayed its decision on flying the “thin blue line flag” at City Hall on Aug. 2, citing the need for more background on the significance of the timing. On July 16, the city received an application from a group that identifies...

Hollister Police arrested two young men on suspicion of burglary and other offenses after they were seen breaking into vehicles, authorities said. About 12:55am Aug. 3, two men were seen trying to break into a vehicle near the 300 block of Third Street, Hollister Police...

There were times this summer when Jayden Freidt would come home, plop himself on the couch and relax as if he was on a hammock in Hawaii. If anyone had earned some rest and relaxation time, it was Freidt, who practiced with the football...

A Caltrans worker helps clean up after a big rig smashed into a guardrail Monday on Highway 129 in Aromas. California Highway Patrol officer Fred Smith said the rig, carrying food goods, was traveling east on Hwy 129 around 1:15pm when he veered to...

Operations Specialist 1st Class Patricia Flock of Hollister, assigned to Navy Recruiting Station Portland, Division 7, Talent Acquisition Onboarding Center Alamo City, was presented the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Cmdr. Stephanie Simoni at Navy Operations Support Center Corpus Christi.   Flock was awarded...

A 60-year-old woman died in a traffic collision on Highway 152 north of Hollister July 31, according to authorities. About 11:15am, the California Highway Patrol received a call reporting a collision on State Route 152 just west of the intersection of Lover’s Lane in Santa...

Low-income Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal have been vaccinated at far lower rates than the overall population in all 58 counties, according to state data. The disparity reveals a strong economic divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated throughout California. About 45% of Medi-Cal enrollees eligible for the...