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The Hollister Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 1500 block of Gabilan Drive on Friday evening.  The police issued a statement July 24 that said one victim was struck by gunfire and is being treated at a local hospital. Police officers responded...

Horse show and rodeo wraps its 75th year

Twelve years ago, Janet and John Locey’s Bell Hill Farm property—situated in one of the more bucolic places in Hollister near the De Rose Winery on 10900 Cienega Road—was covered with poison oak. Left untended, poison oak can destroy anything around it. However, the...

It’s been nearly two months since the school closures in San Benito County took place, forcing hundreds of students to learn off campus.  But Gov. Gavin Newsom on April 28 said in a press conference that there is a possibility of reopening schools for the...

Neil Kitchens, a Republican candidate who ran an unsuccessful campaign for State Assembly District 30 in 2018, has been charged with five counts of election fraud. Kitchens pleaded not guilty at an arraignment June 28 in Monterey County Superior Court, according to court filings. He...

Audiences are going to the dogs with San Benito Stage Company’s latest production about a man and his best (canine) friend. A.R. Gurney’s stage play, Sylvia, explores the love-triangle that can occur among empty-nesters and a newly adopted dog. Middle-aged Greg finds beautiful lab/poodle mix,...

San Benito High School teachers, faculty and parents ushered more than 700 graduates of the Class of 2022 into adulthood at the school’s June 3 commencement ceremony. The festivities took place on the San Benito High campus multi-purpose field in Hollister. For his commencement address, San...