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A request for proposal for a new regional trash contract is expected to go before county supervisors this summer. The current franchise agreement with Recology was approved in 2007 and had an eight-year term from November 20, 2007 to June 30, 2015. According to a Hollister...

Citizens concerned about lacking enforcement of illegal fireworks use in Hollister could rest just a bit easier this year. The Hollister Police Department for the first time in 2017 took the lead on a crackdown of the activity. Leading up to July 4 in Hollister,...

Arcade video games and an ambrosial selection of fizzy drinks are the stuff of dreams to an eighties kid, and for both, there is Sweet Machine, San Juan Bautista’s newest business in its historic downtown. Classic games like Millipede, Frogger, Sega’s Out Run, Double Dragon...

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka is just the sort of light trifle that will amuse adults and children alike on a hot summer evening—as refreshing as an ice cream cone. Directed by Carol Harris with choreography by Jyovonne Montosa at Morgan Hill’s South Valley Civic Theatre,...

Plentiful winter rains bring a spring of singular delights: energized creeks, top shelf wildflower displays and green hills that persist through April. As wonderful as our lowland spring has been, it is quaint and timid compared to the cirque du soleil of water shows...

The number of homeless people in San Benito County has dropped, according to a new county report. Health and Human Services Director James Rydingsword presented a homeless services report to county supervisors on Tuesday. The county is required to conduct a homeless census every two...

Hollister City Council Monday appointed longtime city employee Geri Johnson as the next treasurer. The City of Hollister held an open application process for the position after former Treasurer Cecilia Rios moved out of the city. The city treasurer can be elected by the public...

From handheld sprinklers to a spectacular fireworks display at the Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister residents are in for a treat this Independence Day. Festivities at the airport start at 9:30 p.m. and organizers advise attendees bring blankets and chairs for easy viewing. Limited seating...

With the start of the canning season less than a month away, San Benito Foods employees went on strike Friday, June 23. About 50 workers chanted slogans and waved flags outside the cannery in downtown Hollister, while inside, supervisors rushed to pick up the slack,...

As graduation time rolls around this month, I am reminded of my own high school ceremony. It was during the 1970s, when streaking was all the rage, so naturally our event was interrupted by numerous naked people running amok. It was definitely memorable, but...