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The Tognetti sisters, Andrea and Nancy, always loved being on the family ranch with their parents and brothers, playing in the fields and on the tractors. Throughout childhood and into their high school years, they even helped out with the family’s Merry Cherry fruit...

Hollister mayoral and City Council candidates are talking about “smart growth,” concerned that a renewed housing boom will put a strain on city water, sewer and police services, and increase traffic congestion, especially for commuters on Highway 25. City limits have remained static and some...

For Sierra Golf, managers of Ridgemark Golf Club and Resort, working the short game to improve the golf course, restaurant and lodge is the best approach rather than going for the big tee shot. It's been two years since Sierra Golf Management took over, and...

Police are looking for the driver of a dark sedan or SUV who struck a motorcyclist in a fatal hit-and-run on Highway 156 near Hollister Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. About 8:15pm Sept. 23, a man was riding a 2014 Harley Davidson...

The Sept. 20 letter from Salinas Valley Hospital hit Hazel Hawkins with a thud. The larger hospital was pulling out of talks about shared services that held out a prospect of new financial stability for the Hollister hospital. That same day, however, Hazel Hawkins learned...

The Chicken Festival had a soft return to San Juan Bautista this month. Families converged downtown Sept 16 to celebrate the chicken with live music, dancing and a chicken cook-off. The event, which had about a 10-year respite, was revived with a fowl-crowing contest featuring...

Community members who would like to share their ideas about the most important qualities for the next superintendent of  Hollister School District can do so in a new online survey posted on the hesd.org website. The district’s Board of Trustees hired Hazard Young Attea Associates...

Nearly 100 San Benito High School employees are alumni, according to a recent survey conducted by the school district’s Human Resources Department. In total, 96 current high school staff graduated from the school within the past half-century, from counseling clerk Hermie Ybarra and biology teacher...

The negotiating period between Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has closed with the two healthcare systems deciding against going forward with a formal partnership. In a joint statement late Friday, the two hospitals said they had agreed to continue to cooperate...

San Benito High School’s new physical education and athletic multi-use field was officially dedicated with a Sept. 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the girls’ varsity field hockey match against Gilroy. The 177,000-square-foot turf facility on the southwest side of campus was made possible by funds...