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For much of the country, the fall season means cooler weather, changing leaves and pumpkin spice. Where there is no cool weather to be had, we’ll settle for pumpkins—lots of them—in all shapes and sizes. And Hollister’s Swank Farms caters to the cause. Swank’s annual Fall...

Dozens of people gathered Oct. 5 for the official opening of River Parkway Road, otherwise known as the Nash Road Bypass. The bypass has been a highly anticipated project among city, county and San Benito High School officials. The Hollister City Council approved the plans...

Hollister City Council members voted to fill a council seat left vacant by District 1 Councilmember Ray Friend. In a 3-1 vote, Planning Commissioner Carol Lenoir was appointed. The Oct. 1 special meeting began with candidate interviews with the council in chambers. The three candidates...

Police arrested a man for possession of dangerous weapons during a traffic stop earlier this week, according to Hollister Police Department. About 9:40pm Oct. 9, Hollister Police Officer Evan Umstead was on patrol in the 1000 block of Airline Highway area when he stopped a...

The process of introducing commercial cannabis activities in unincorporated San Benito County is moving forward, if a bit slowly. But progress is progress, and on Sept. 25 the San Benito County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation from Hdl Companies that laid out potential...

On Aug. 28, Gov. Jerry Brown signed one of the most sweeping bills of his administration, Senate Bill 10, the California Money Bail Reform Act, which will abolish the state’s current money bail bond system. Frank and Yesenia Rivera, owners of Eight Ball Bail...

No injuries were reported after a big-rig overturned on Highway 25 in Hollister, closing the road for about four hours Oct. 3, according to authorities. About 8pm, a 64-year-old Wisconsin woman was driving a 2000 Peterbilt truck towing a trailer northbound on Highway 25, north...

The 2018 Farm Bill expired Sept. 30, and Congressman Jimmy Panetta said that unless his House Agriculture Committee chair softens on President Donald Trump’s new work requirements for food stamp recipients, farm programs will begin to suffer in the new year. In an interview this...

For nearly 30 years “the 400 block” in Hollister has sat vacant, part of a long-term plan to develop the site in the center of city, the last reminder of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Since 2016, plans for a mixed-use commercial/residential/office structure at...

The Nov. 6 election is just one month away, when Hollister voters will be selecting a majority of the City Council. Council seats in Districts 2, 3 and 4 are all open in the upcoming election. In District 2 the candidates are Mickie Solorio-Luna...