Trio of Balers earn D1 scholarships
The road to earning scholarships to play softball at the four-year level has been nothing short of adventurous for Amber Rodriguez, Dominique Monteon and Alyssa Ito. The San Benito High seniors took part in a ceremony—held at the Blackjacks’ facility—honoring their commitments on National...
Council upset may tilt balance
In a major upset in the Hollister city elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6, newcomer Rolan Resendiz, a likely ally of Mayor Ignacio Velazquez, unseated one-term District 2 Councilmember Mickie Solorio Luna.
The campaign was contentious, with personal attacks on Resendiz raised by Luna’s supporters. Despite...
Gavilan cancels classes due to air quality
With “Unhealthy” air quality levels reaching south Santa Clara County because of smoke from Butte County wildfires, Gavilan College canceled all classes at each of its locations Nov. 15
Local school districts in Morgan Hill and Gilroy remained open with no outside activities, such as...
Hollister praises vets
On Sunday, Nov. 11, Hollister held its 17th annual San Benito County Veterans Day Parade and Ceremonies celebrating American servicemen and servicewomen.
Chaired by Frankie Gallagher, information officer for Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, for the last decade and sponsored by the Hollister Veterans of Foreign...
Police arrest one, seek one in armed robbery
Police arrested one suspect for robbing a Hollister liquor store at knifepoint, and are asking for the public’s help identifying a second robber, according to authorities.
About 2am Nov. 11, two men entered the Arco gas station, 301 Gateway Drive. Both men approached the counter,...
Trio of new trustees has shared vision for Hollister SD
A trio of school board candidates running on the same campaign slate with a shared mission to bring equity back to Hollister School District are sitting one-two-three in the race for three at-large seats, according to the latest unofficial election results from the San...
SCC voters help pass Gavilan’s $248M bond
Although ballots are still being counted by election officials, updated results for the Nov. 6 election have the likely passage of Gavilan College’s $248 million Measure X bond as well as the election of three new members to the school’s governing body.
“This is a...
Anzar cross country, volleyball thrives
The Anzar High boys cross country team didn’t pick a great time to have a subpar performance—on the day of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships on Oct. 27. Expecting to finish third in the team rankings in the Santa Lucia Division—which carries an...
Group presents a plan for job growth
Just over a year ago, Richard Goozh, CFO of San Benito-based biotech company Teknova, stood up at a Hollister City Council meeting and declared the formation of the Independent Committee for San Benito County Job Growth.
Goozh invited members of the community to join him...
County better prepared for the next quake
Scared of the next “big one?” San Benito County officials have a plan in place in case the next major earthquake strikes, and they ask that you do the same.
After a string of small earthquakes in the early morning hours of Nov. 2,...
