Here’s how to claim your stimulus payments: File your tax return
Today we’re going to talk about money, money, money—or more precisely, government stimulus payments.
Several rounds of federal and state payments directed at individuals in 2020 and 2021 were intended to help people cope with the pandemic’s shock to the economy.
Each of them has different...
San Benito County officially named ‘Home of Pinnacles’
San Benito County is now formally the “Home of Pinnacles National Park,” as local officials and tourism proponents dig into their efforts to promote the site as an economic development wellspring.
The board of supervisors at the Jan. 13 meeting unanimously approved a proclamation declaring...
Resident questions Hollister chicken ordinance
Hollister Animal Control officers recently cited a local resident on suspicion of having too many chickens in violation of the city’s municipal code. The resident, however, says the citation is unfair because the city’s ordinance is not written clearly enough.
Hollister Police Department’s Animal Care...
Amah Mutsun Land Trust names new director
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust board of directors appointed Noelle Chambers as its new executive director.
Chambers is the former Vice President of Conservation at Peninsula Open Space Trust, where she worked for 20 years and helped execute the successful protection and transfer of 30,000...
Local Scene: Book sale, Free Comic Book Day
HDA executive director exiting role
Hollister Downtown Association Executive Director Corey Shaffer plans to resign from the organization in the coming months, she announced recently.
In the organization’s Aug. 3 newsletter, Shaffer said her plan is to slow down and spend more time with family and...
Family Day raises funds for theater group in San Juan Bautista
Youth from Salinas, Watsonville and beyond put on a short play April 21, joining El Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista as part of the long-standing theater group's annual Family Day fundraiser.
Live music, hot food and dessert—as well as the 15-minute play titled “If...
Hollister High football runs all over Burlingame, CCS semifinal at Soquel next
The Hollister High football team’s traditional dyed-blonde Central Coast Section locks were flowing in the winds of victory Nov. 11 when it took home a statement 37-7 victory over Burlingame High in the first round of the Division III playoffs.
The No. 5 seed Haybalers...
Local Scene: Art classes for youth
Arts Council announces art classes for youth
The San Benito County Arts Council is now enrolling students in Winter Session Art Classes. All classes take place at the Art Depot, 35 5 th St., Suite D, in downtown Hollister.
Winter Session begins the first week of...
CHP: Big rig crash shuts down Hecker Pass Highway
A big rig carrying 40,000 pounds of printer paper toppled into a ravine on Highway 152 (Hecker Pass) just after 9am May 6.
The California Highway Patrol said the male driver, who suffered minor injuries, was traveling from Los Angeles to Watsonville for the PTS,...
Christopher Ranch employee tests positive for Covid-19
Garlic production temporarily shut down in one building at Christopher Ranch after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 at the end of last week.
Executive vice president Ken Christopher confirmed the case, and said Santa Clara County health officials are present at the ranch June...
