Graduate spotlight: Jaya Waller
From the moment she participated in a swim camp at Cal Berkeley several years ago, Jaya Waller put it in her mind that she was going to attend the prestigious university one day. On March 16, the soon-to-be San Benito High graduate read an...
Graduate spotlight: Robin Johnson
When Robin Johnson was 3 or 4 years old, she wanted to learn everything her older brother was doing.
“My brother was 5 at the time and starting school, and I told my parents to teach me math and that I was always interested in...
County moves into state’s least restrictive Yellow Tier
San Benito County has moved into the state’s Yellow Tier, the least restrictive level of Covid-19 regulations.
The California Department of Public Health announced June 1 that the county has met the requirements to move out of the state’s Red Tier. The move is effective...
Despite loss, San Benito girls soccer team poised for future success
In the last four years, the Christopher High girls soccer team has reached the Central Coast Section playoff quarterfinals, semifinals and two championship matches. Their quest for CCS glory previously ended in disappointment, but not this season. On Friday, the top-seed Cougars ran away...
San Benito girls soccer team makes history
After 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime, the Gilroy and San Benito girls soccer teams were tied 1-1 and headed to a penalty kick shootout to decide the outcome of their Central Coast Section Division III playoff semifinal on Wednesday.
The Haybalers...
Local barber gives to small businesses impacted by Covid
Abraham Gonzales spends most of his days inside San Benito Barbers cutting different styles of hair and helping people look their sharpest.
The 31-year old Hollister native wants to continue to help others but he decided to go a step further. In January he created...
Coroner identifies victims in San Jose shooting
The toll of fatalities in the mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance yard in San Jose rose to nine late Wednesday night.
Alex Ward Fritch, 49, who had been in critical condition since being taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center...
Local Scene: Arts Council accepting submissions for outreach campaigns
Arts Council accepting submissions for outreach campaigns
The San Benito County Arts Council seeks artists to create poster designs for two countywide outreach campaigns, focusing on vaccine education and water conservation, as part of its “ART in TRANSIT Project.”
The goal of the vaccine poster project...
Letters: Get vaccinated
Get vaccinated
What better place to locate a vaccine clinic for ages 12 and up than at a middle school. Kudos to San Benito County Health Department for scheduling this Covid-19 vaccine clinic at Rancho San Justo Middle School on Rancho Dr. on Tuesday and...
BLM schedules controlled burn south of Hollister
The Bureau of Land Management plans to burn invasive yellow starthistle on about 20 acres of BLM-managed public lands along Coalinga Road near the entrance of the Clear Creek Management Area south of Hollister, in San Benito County, according to a press release. The...
