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Instead of just adding two lanes to the existing State Route 25 between Hollister and Gilroy, state officials are proposing the construction of a new four-lane expressway, using the current two-lane highway as a parallel frontage road. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation...

Hollister School District officials recently selected two local education leaders to join its district office administrative staff, according to a March 14 press release. Hollister native Kip Ward was named director of student services, and veteran educator Gwen Baquiran was chosen as the district’s director...

The Hollister Farmers Market is meant to bring business to the city and present the downtown as a vibrant business epicenter, but for years some merchants have been saying the Wednesday market hurts their business. The topic was brought up again at the March 4...

New federal quality ratings for U.S. hospitals place Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital tn the second-lowest category—with a two-star rating—which means that approximately 72 percent of U.S. hospitals had higher quality ratings than the Hollister hospital in the national report. A spokesperson for the Hollister hospital...

Amateur chefs from around the country are invited to submit their very best original garlic recipes for the 41st annual Great Garlic Cook-Off, one of the most prestigious cooking competitions in the country. Eight finalists will be selected to compete on stage at the...

The checkpoint will start 5pm Sunday, March 17, and continue to 1am March 18, according to a press release from Hollister Police. The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location inside the city limits.

Performance Food Group’s new food processing plant and distribution center in Gilroy may not be in operation yet, but that hasn’t stopped the company from reaching out to Gilroy, Morgan Hill and Hollister and beyond to find new workers for its expanded Central Coast...

The Hollister Police Department has identified and arrested the teenage suspect who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint a month ago. On Feb. 16, about 5:45am, an unknown male entered the Quik Stop at 10 San Felipe Road. He pointed a handgun at one...

A large pipe carries water from ponds at the western edge of Hollister a little over two miles north to irrigate crops around the Hollister Airport. Ducks skim across the water of one large pond while turtles bask at the edge of the clear...

Hollister School District officials have initiated a new campaign recruiting members of the public to participate in submitting names and selecting the mascot for the district’s new elementary school. The kindergarten through fifth grade primary school, located at the northeast corner of Fairview and Sunnyslope...