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March 21, 2026

Southside district appoints trustee, but lacks proper notice

Southside School District trustees selected a board member to fill a vacant position at their regular meeting last week, but violated the Brown Act by not giving proper notice of the gathering.

National Library Week kicks off in Hollister

The San Benito County Free Library is celebrating National Library Week the week with a theme of “Libraries Transform”, according to an announcement from the library.

Suspected carjacking prompts chase into county

A chase prompted by a suspected carjacking in Santa Nella early Monday morning ended in San Benito County and with an arrest, according to the local sheriff’s office.

SVGives coming to county in May

On May 3, San Benito County organizations plan to come together for Silicon Valley Gives.

Notorious Hollister murderer denied parole

Notorious Hollister murderer Gustavo Marlow will spend at least another 15 years behind bars following a parole hearing Thursday.

Getting Out: Hidden in plain site

One of California’s most curious and intriguing landscapes is hidden in plain sight. You have certainly driven past it but may never have noticed it. And if you have, I suspect your reaction was like mine: What the heck is that, and what is it doing there?

Public Health Column: Making change, one crisis at a time

Recent studies show that where you live, your income, your level of education, your race and access to health care can make as much as a 15-year difference in how long you will live. Equally shocking is that studies show even wealthy, highly educated Americans with access to quality care suffer a health disadvantage to peers in other high-income countries.

SBHS board allows use of dogs to find contraband

San Benito High School trustees this week approved a board policy to allow the use of trained dogs to find contraband materials on campus, according to Tricia Cooper, the administrative assistant to the superintendent who takes minutes at the meetings.

Annual SBHS audit reconciles $1.2 million

San Benito High School District trustees approved an annual audit report this week that reconciled discrepancies for $1.2 million in property tax funds between books maintained by the County Treasurer’s Office and the County Office of Education.

SBHS picks new assistant principal

San Benito High School promoted one of its teachers to the district’s open assistant principal position.

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