Meet the teachers of the year
The San Benito County Office of Education celebrated its 2017-18 Certificated and Classified Employees of the Year at an April 26 banquet at Veterans Memorial Building in Hollister.
The purpose of the annual event is to recognize outstanding certificated employees who challenge, motivate and inspire...
HSD gives classified staff pay raise
San Benito High School senior Jasmine Ulloa was named the winner of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition, as announced by Congressman Jimmy Panetta on May 2. Catherine Nordstrom, another SBHS senior, took second place in the competition and Baler student Tyler Oelrich was among...
Downtown businesses ponder pot questions
The debate over the June 5 vote on Measure C—a tax on cannabis production outside of San Benito County’s two cities—unofficially kicked off Apr. 25 at the quarterly meeting of the Hollister Downtown Association.
At the gathering at Paine's restaurant in Hollister, a panel included...
Deputies arrest suspect for multiple burglaries
With the assistance of a diligent victim who helped identify the man who burglarized his home, San Benito County Sheriff’s investigators on April 24 arrested a man who they said committed numerous burglaries in and around the City of Hollister.
Deputies assisted by agents from...
Chamber exec leaves for Sausalito
After almost four years on the job, Juli Vieira has decided to step down as the chief executive officer of the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce on May, 25. On June, 1, Vieira will take up a new post as the CEO of...
Two people airlifted after crash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJJT1kMPGw
Two people were taken by CALSTAR helicopters to local hospitals after a crash about 10pm Monday.
The accident involved a tractor and pickup truck carrying a boat trailer. Crews closed San Felipe Road near the airport for several hours.
Two helicopters landed on San Felipe...
Hazel Hawkins seeks Salinas tie
After more than a century of going it alone, Hazel Hawkins is looking for a suitor. And it may have found one right next door.
Early this year, Hollister’s public, non-profit community hospital sent requests for proposals to 10 major health care systems in the...
Walking the walk
At the age of 64, when many people dread having to walk across a parking lot, Jim Ostdick walked across America.
That bears repeating: Jim Ostdick. Walked. Across. America.
Not metaphorically, not symbolically.Literally.
He started on the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware in February 2016 and finished with...
California lettuce called safe
Where was your romaine lettuce grown?
If it was grown in California—where most romaine and other lettuce varieties grow—it is safe to eat. If not, throw it out.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week were sticking with...
Hollister PD avoids carotid restraint
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith would like to eliminate the carotid control hold from the sheriff’s office use-of-force policy, because there is too much room for injury-resulting error.
Local law enforcement agencies say the use of the carotid restraint is not common. However, they...
