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Caltrans is set to start sign removal and replacement Thursday along U.S. Highway 101 near San Juan Bautista. On July 27, Caltrans will close alternating lanes on southbound Highway 101 at Rocks and Cannon Roads just outside of San Juan Bautista. In a press release dated...

The Federal Bureau of Land Management is limiting target shooting on public lands in San Benito County starting Saturday. In a press release dated July 21, the BLM states that the limit would begin July 22 from 30 minutes before sunrise until 12 p.m. The agency...

A joint law enforcement task force uncovered a trove of narcotics and sales material on Thursday that stemmed from an arrest made at the Hollister Independence Rally. On Saturday, July 1, plain-clothed officers assigned to work the motorcycle rally observed Michael Hackett, 52, furnishing a...

The fourth annual San Benito Olive Festival is set to take place Saturday, October 14 at the scenic Brigantino Park in Hollister. Attendees can get into the spirit of celebrating the local harvest, culinary delights, artisans and community at the event. Award-winning olive oils, artisanal...

Caltrans is set to close a southbound lane on U.S. Highway 101 Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The right lane of southbound Highway 101 will be closed at Dunbarton Road, one mile south of the San Juan Road interchange near Prunedale. The lane will be...

Here at Live Oak Adult day Services, we recently read aloud a page of fun facts about the various inventions of the 1900s. We were all amazed to learn that air conditioning was invented in 1902. I was not the only one here who...

Environmental groups have reached a settlement agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Con Edison Development over the size and location of the Panoche Valley Solar Farm. The settlement agreement is between the Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Santa Clara Valley Audubon...

It’s often said that there is no love quite as fierce, pure or deep as a mother’s love for her child. On Feb. 16, Gina Agredano proved that her love for her son, Jose, has no limits. An incoming San Benito High junior, Jose...

Just weeks after the motorcycle rally took over downtown Hollister, the streets yet again were the stage for a parade of impressive machinery. On Saturday, the 31st annual Street Festival and Car Show flooded the district with more than two hundred show cars and...

Rough roads and crowded highways took center stage at a congenial lunch-and-learn community discussion session held by the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce July 12. Chamber members met at the stylish, new Marriott Hotel at 390 Gateway Drive in Hollister to hear from city...