Wildfire in Santa Cruz Mountains prompts evacuations, school closures
Near gale-force winds propelled an exploding wildfire that
Ag in the Classroom
Nearly 900 San Benito County third-grade students gathered at Bolado Park Tuesday morning for the 19th annual San Benito County Farm Day.
Gifted Games continues to grow
Sixth annual event for special-needs students expected to draw
It’s Cal Grant time again
For high school seniors and their families – it’s later than they think! The first deadline for financial aid is March 2, which is the one for applying for Cal Grants (www.calgrants.org) by students planning to go directly from high school to a four-year college (California only). Students planning to go to a community college and transferring to a 4-year college have until Sept. 2 to apply. There are several types of Cal Grants available, including: academic only (Cal Grant A), need related (Cal Grant B) and careers (Cal Grant C).
Hollister raises total $517K for the fiscal year
That total among six employee groups comes to about 36 percent of the $1.43 million that Hollister City Council members have allocated toward new hires and services












