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Friday night’s contest against North Salinas—a 60-30 San Benito High win—was the last regular-season football game at Andy Hardin Stadium—and possibly ever—if the Haybalers don’t end up hosting a playoff game this season. The stadium will still host soccer events this winter, along with track...

Congressman Jimmy Panetta fielded questions Monday from students at Hollister’s Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School on topics that included education, the death penalty, the legislative process and local agriculture. “I believe that your teachers are fundamental to your education,” Panetta told students. “To me, they are...

Upon entering the Veterans Memorial Building courtyard on San Benito Street in Hollister, visitors and passersby may notice two sets of bricks that border the walkway into the building. At one time they may have blended in with the pavement, but now they are blocked...

Hugging friends and family after they crossed the finish line, the competitors at last weekend’s Gladiator Rock ‘N’ Run at Casa de Fruta in Hollister did not let a little mud get in the way of having a good time. “It’s fun and a...

Motorists are ignoring stop signs at a central intersection in downtown Hollister, and frustrated city officials have added additional signs warning of the four-way stop. Temporary stop signs at the intersection of San Benito and Fifth Streets buttressed by sandbags were placed in the middle...

While winter has yet to arrive in San Benito County, the rain is already on its way. A short heat wave warmed the region last week, but cooler temperatures returned soon after with midweek temperatures dipping to the upper 60s. Lower temperatures are expected at the...

Officers with the Hollister Police Department arrested Steven Reyes Aguirre, 29, on Wednesday for various gun charges including being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm. On October 25 around 9:22 p.m., Hollister police officers responded to a report of a person with a...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors voted this week to tentatively increase their own salaries from $48,000 to $75,000, after approving numerous labor contracts. “I don’t necessarily agree with the numbers, per se, but that’s part of my research that I’m doing,” said Suzy...

Drama on the dais caused the San Juan Bautista City Council meeting on Tuesday to adjourn early as as one council member repeatedly asked for clarification on the same point to the consternation and bewilderment of those in the room. The issue stemmed from...

As the national news cycle moves on from the natural disasters that rocked Puerto Rico and Mexico, local residents are coming together to raise funds for impacted residents. On Saturday, Oct. 28, San Juan Bautista locals will hold a fundraiser at the El Teatro...