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A shift from an at-large to a trustee area election system this year will determine three seats on the San Benito High School District Board of Trustees for the first time in November. For the current five-member board, the change in format was a welcome...

The latest annual crime tallies for the City of Hollister show that 2017 was less violent and slightly more larcenous than previous years, but the city’s acting police chief says the police department and its staff measure their success by much more than statistics. “We’re...

With all the new cannabis businesses starting up in Hollister, who is in charge of overseeing it all? The City of Hollister’s new Cannabis Affairs Division. “On behalf of the city, we want to inform the community that the rules and regulations that are in...

If you have ever considered running for local office, now is your chance. Monday Feb. 12 kicked off the nomination period for the June 5, 2018 Statewide Primary Election. The nomination period ends on Friday, March 9, a date that can be extended to Wednesday,...

This may be great weather for weekend fun, but a continued lack of rainfall has state and federal officials worried about a return of drought conditions, after two wet winters. It hasn’t rained a drop here for more than a month, and none is forecast...

Police arrested an 18-year-old Hollister man on charges that he supplied another teen with a potent opioid that resulted in the victim’s overdose death. In December 2017, Hollister Police officers responded to a reported overdose death at an unspecified location within the city limits. During...

Progress on the Nash Road Bypass—a critical component of San Benito High School’s new campus plan— is inching along, according to an update given at February’s intergovernmental committee meeting. The new bypass road will allow the closing of a portion of Nash Road between Monterey...

San Benito County Supervisor Robert Rivas’ political campaign announced last week the endorsement of Equality California in the race for the 30th State Assembly District. “I am extremely proud to be endorsed by Equality California,” Rivas said. “I am dedicated to making sure all Californians...

Growing up in Hollister, Margot Tankersley had a knack for making sweets. “I started making lollipops in the eighth-grade,” she says. And by the time she was a student at Boise State University, she realized her candymaking skills could thrill more than just the select few—so...

There’s a little-known town in the state of Maine, where temperatures are low, relationships are ever-changing, and surreal experiences are commonplace. San Benito Stage Company (SBSC) is bringing this fictional town - and the play of the same name-  “Almost, Maine,”  to the I.O.O. F....