Calif. cuts water deliveries to cities, farms
The state said Thursday it would cut water deliveries to their
County Free Library receives grant for tech upgrades
The San Benito County Free Library is getting some state-of-the-art upgrades including new computers, Wi-Fi hotspots and some more staff that’ll help serve the community.
County officials announced Oct. 13 that the library was awarded $500,000 from an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant...
Hollister Airshow continues losing money
The Hollister Airshow has lost money in four of its five years in existence and finished this past year $25,000 in the red, according to numbers provided during Monday’s council meeting.
Rescue operation provides healing for horses and people alike
When they found him, Smokey was tied to a tree. All he could do was walk around in a circle. Which he did, for months. The circle eventually became a rut, a deep one.
“You could hardly see his head,” Dennis Barwick said. There was...
SBHS board violates meetings law with closed session on top official
The San Benito High School superintendent and five trustees gathered at a special workshop Saturday morning to discuss a breakdown of trust and communication among officials, but violated the state open meetings law by following it with a closed session that had been absent from the agenda until that morning.
San Benito’s year in headlines
From elections to cannabis, it was a year of crazy headlines in San Benito County. Here are some of the highlights.
JANUARY
Missing charitable trust funds
San Benito County District Attorney Candice Hooper continued early this year to investigate possible criminal charges against local tax preparer Mitchell...
