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Retired educator and new trustee Stephen Kain was selected as Hollister School District’s next school board president through 2019 after a split vote in his favor at the annual organization meeting Dec. 18. “It was an honor,” said Kain of being elected president. “Even though...

Hollister School District’s Board of Trustees has identified the lead candidate for its vacant superintendent position, according to a recent announcement directly from the board. “President Stephen Kain is pleased to announce that Diego Ochoa is the sole finalist for the superintendent position,” the Dec....

San Benito High School 2018 graduate Rolando Pablo Lorenzo was back on campus Dec. 13 to receive his “Every Student Succeeding” award from the Association of California School Administrators. Superintendent Shawn Tennenbaum presented the award to Lorenzo, who was honored by Baler staff, administrators and...

San Benito High School senior Ian Sills recently huddled with his parents and three younger siblings in front of his computer screen so they could all share in his once-in-a-lifetime moment. The 17-year-old was about to click the mouse to find out if he had...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today, Dec. 13, that it has reached a settlement with Buckhorn Inc., ordering the Ohio company to study, then clean up mercury contamination at a federal Superfund site in the southeast corner of San Benito County. The initial investigation...

Police arrested a suspected drunk driver who crashed into a house in Hollister the night of Dec. 10. About 6:24pm, Hollister police officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Hamilton Drive on a report that a vehicle crashed into a residence. When officers arrived,...

This isn't your grandad's cannabis business—unless your grandfather happens to be Captain Kirk. High Sierra Analytics in Hollister expects to open its cannabis testing laboratory within a month, in an industry that has lots of demand, but little supply. As testing requirements become tighter over...

The current five-member Hollister School District Board of Education convened in closed session Dec. 8 to interview six finalists for the superintendent job. The governing body was to conduct more in-person interviews with the finalists again Dec. 13 with a goal of identifying one finalist...

San Juan Bautista Mayor Jim West was found dead in his vehicle at his Graniterock workplace on San Juan Highway Thursday, Dec. 6, at approximately 11:30am, according to city and county authorities. West was nearing the end of his first term as mayor. He had...

San Benito High School District Trustee William Tiffany, a 1968 graduate of SBHS, was recognized by his colleagues Nov. 27 for his 16 years of service to the board and the school. Tiffany chose not to run for re-election this year and will be succeeded...