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Emily Blaettler is cherishing her final season of competitive volleyball. The San Benito High senior will most likely attend a four-year university next fall and as such is ready to call it a career from an athletic standpoint.  “Things will definitely be emotional, especially on...

Cecily Murray may live in Mountain View, but her heart remains firmly entrenched in South Valley. How else to explain her efforts to pay it forward with the Meals for Heroes program? On Jan. 3, Murray took it upon herself to deliver dozens of...

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and Anthem Blue Cross this week announced they have signed a new two-year agreement for commercial and employer sponsored health insurance plans. The new contract, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2024, allows people in San Benito County who are insured...

The Hollister Police Department is investigating reports that unknown people are posing as law enforcement and scamming elderly Hollister residents for large sums of money. On March 17, Hollister Police officers received a report from an elderly resident that on the previous day, an unknown...

Following the lead of many counties and cities in California, and in an effort to combat the public health risks associated with youth smoking, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors recently passed an ordinance that prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco. The ban applies...

A 21-year-old Salinas man died late Saturday night in a solo-car crash on Highway 101 south of Gilroy, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday.  At about 11:30pm July 8, the man was headed north on Highway 101 just north of Highway 25 in a 2004...

Police were called to Rancho San Justo School Oct. 15 in response to a “potential threat” on campus, but the threat turned out to be unfounded, according to school officials.  “At no point was there a credible threat on campus,” says a statement from Hollister...

State public health officials on Tuesday announced that San Benito County has entered the Orange Tier of Covid-19 restrictions, as the daily local case rate continues to decline. The announcement came on the same day that Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state could be “fully...

San Benito High will be bringing a baker’s dozen of its track and field athletes to Saturday’s Central Coast Section Finals at Soquel High in Aptos. This after another sterling performance from the Haybalers contingent in the CCS Trials on June 12.  On the boys...

Californians that partake in cannabis use in their off-work down time will have more employment protections beginning Jan. 1 thanks to new laws.   Assembly Bill 2188 is an amendment to the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and prohibits employers from discriminating against a worker...