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December 2, 2025

Care for the whole person

When Sharon Hill bought her motorhome for $400, she thought that she would live there for the rest of her life. Then one day 64-year-old Hill tripped and fell getting out of her vehicle in Thousand Trails park in San Benito. She could no longer...

San Benito ranked among the best

San Benito High School was ranked among the top 40 percent of 17,245 high schools nationwide on the 2019 US. News and World Report’s “Best High Schools” list, according to a recent announcement from the high school district. San Benito, which was reported with a...

HSD staff received 2.5% pay raise

Hollister School District’s Classified Employees Association and Hollister Elementary School Teachers Association came to separate agreements that were ratified by the board of education at a June 18 meeting. The certificated and classified staff each received a 2.5 percent pay increase to the salary schedule,...

2 Hollister teams win TOC titles

A pair of Hollister Little League teams won their respective District 9 Tournament of Champions playoffs on June 15 in Salinas. The Hollister A's won the Majors division with a 3-2 victory over Salinas National, while the Hollister Orioles won the Minors division with...

Two organic farms get soil grants

Two Hollister organic farms have been awarded state grants to build healthy soils. The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced grants for Oya Organics and Loyalty Organic Farms, from among $15 million in grants announced statewide. Oya Organics will receive $53,767 and Loyalty Organic Farms,...

SJB picks alternate school solar project

The Aromas-San Juan Unified School District’s Board of Trustees has approved an alternative plan for the positioning of solar panels in the playing field at San Juan School as part of a three-school energy conservation project. The board, after taking in concerns from the local...

History comes alive

As San Juan Bautista embarks on a summer-long celebration of its 150th anniversary, visitors and residents stepped back to the town’s early days for the second time this month. After this June 1 Living History day, mountain men, Civil War soldiers, Victorian ladies, horse-drawn...

Man arrested for possession of guns

Hollister police arrested a Salinas man who they said had firearms and ammunition in his vehicle when he was stopped for a traffic violation. About 7:20pm June 12, a Hollister police officer was on patrol in the area of Fourth Street and Westside Boulevard, when...

Courts: Trial delayed for teen’s alleged killer

The trial for a Hollister man accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old Ariana Zendejas has been delayed again, as the suspect was ordered back to court June 27 for a hearing to set his trial date.

SJB hires new city manager

The San Juan Bautista City Council was set to approve an employment agreement for a new city manager, Don Reynolds. Reynolds currently works as the assistant public works director in Salinas. Reynolds told the Free Lance he’s spent three decades in public service, working...

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