New HSD Chief Business Officer drawn to ‘team mentality’
Elizabeth Wilson has overseen finances in school districts of varying sizes for over 23 years, ranging from 27 students to 25,000 students. Before working in schools, Wilson worked as an auditor for a public accounting firm.
“By and large, most of my districts have been...
Emergency CalFresh benefits to end in March
Thousands of households in San Benito County who have received extra CalFresh benefits due to pandemic-related hardships will see a reduction in their monthly allotments as of April 1, according to authorities.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, households receiving CalFresh benefits received temporary emergency allotments or...
State to lift indoor mask requirements for unvaccinated, schools, child care
California will lift its indoor mask requirements Tuesday for unvaccinated people and March 12 for schools and child care facilities, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Feb. 28.
The changes will mark the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began that both unvaccinated people and students will...
Bourdet’s tree farm decks the halls
The Bourdet’s Christmas Tree Farm in Hollister has been busier than ever as people steadily show up to buy trees and flock them, giving their limbs and branches the effect of a Christmas tree with snow indoors. The farm offers fresh cut Oregon trees...
Youth production of ‘Alice’ opens May 1 in Hollister
After nearly a decade away, the San Benito Stage Company is coming home.
The local youth theater company will open its production of “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” at the Granada Theatre in Hollister, marking the company’s first performance at the historic venue in roughly eight...
Three men arrested after shots fired along Stallion Way
San Benito County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three people March 26 after responding to reports that someone was firing a gun outside a Hollister home.
Deputies got the call at about 8pm, and headed to the 800 block of Stallion Way.
Three males were reportedly seen...
Coyote Fire has burned 1,400 acres off Panoche Road
A wildfire on Panoche Road has burned about 1,400 acres of vegetation and is 50 percent contained as of July 16, according to authorities.
3.8-magnitude quake hits southeast of Hollister
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 struck early Tuesday in the Diablo Mountain Range near the nexus of San Benito, Monterey and Fresno counties, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The 12:38am quake was centered 16.4 miles northwest of Coalinga and 31.9 miles...
Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm
Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States, and an upcoming firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill aims to address the problem by keeping unwanted weapons out of the wrong hands, according to county law enforcement and government officials.
Some of that...
Residents can recycle bulky items for free March 25-26
San Benito County residents can get rid of their bulky items for free this weekend at John Smith Road Landfill.
The California Department of Transportation and the county’s Integrated Waste Management are sponsoring the two-day Bulky Item Recycling Event from 9am-3pm March 25-26. The John...
