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The San Benito County Arts Council will present its fifth annual Art of Eating: A Farm-to-Table Benefit for the Arts.  The four-course, plein air dinner prepared by local chefs Becky Herbert of Farmhouse Café and Louie Roybal of Louie’s Smokey Trails will take place from...

As San Benito High educators, Casandra Guerrero and Paulette Cobb always have short- and long-term goals in view.  But come Friday, they’re simply going to be cherishing the moment when ESPN and the Special Olympics will be on campus to present a banner to the...

Hollister Police arrested a man who brandished a weapon that resembled a semiautomatic handgun at a local restaurant Feb. 28, according to authorities.  The weapon turned out to be a “realistic looking pellet gun,” and no injuries or damage occurred during the incident, police said.  About...

A total of 780 students graduated from Hollister High School’s Class of 2024 last week. Graduates, school faculty, parents, families and friends gathered for a ceremony June 7 at Hollister High’s multi-purpose field.  The ceremony’s program included speeches by the Class of 2024 Valedictorian Lucas Fowler,...

With election day approaching, voters have several state propositions from which to choose. Below is a brief description of each of them. For a deeper dive, visit voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions. Proposition 2 Public School and Community College Facilities Under Prop. 2, the state would sell a $10 billion bond...

The San Benito County Resource Management Authority on Jan. 27 announced that sandbags are available at the Hollister Airport at 60 Airport Drive, Hollister Fire Station 2 at 1000 Union Road, County Yard at 3220 Southside Road in Hollister, San Juan Bautista City Yard...

Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero didn’t come out of retirement three years ago simply to be competitive. The 38-year-old southpaw returned to the fight game to compete for a championship belt.  A win against Victor Ortiz in a 10-round welterweight boxing match on Saturday at T-Mobile...