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San Benito High School Superintendent John Perales was selected as the winner of the regional award for the State Star Administrator, according to an email from the superintendent.

Hollister council members Monday OK’d a set of significant increases to traffic impact fees for developers to pay for new roads, although builders of commercial and industrial sites could get a financial break through individual tax agreements.

Hollister firefighters Tuesday responded to a structure fire in Pinnacles National Park that injured one person, according to authorities.

On March 21, the Council of San Benito County Governments and Ecology Action partnered to provide students with a day of bicycle safety education.

A San Juan School student was recently selected as a South County Cal-SOAP student of the month. South County Cal-SOAP works with four school districts—including the Aromas-San Juan Unified School District and the San Benito High School District—to prepare low-income or first-generation college students for success in higher education. Student of the month honorees are nominated by principals, teachers, administrators and Cal-SOAP staff.

Pinnacles National Park is often seen or portrayed through a palette of earth tones—craggy red and tan boulders, dull gray-green shrubs and pines, golden hills of dry grasses and an endless pale blue sky. Less often is the park known for vibrant pockets of indigo, fuchsia or saffron. Now is the time to see the vivid colors of spring at Pinnacles, showcased through a dazzling array of native wildflowers.

Rangers come to Pinnacles from all corners of the United States. They all share the same love for nature and the enthusiasm to communicate the message of modern stewardship to the American people. For some people it is a lonely road while working seasons from park to park. But when one arrives to the tenderness of wilderness to work with like-minded people, all negativity that was behind is forgotten.

Aromas resident David Casillas and his daughter watched as the black and white dairy cow munched on hay and looked out at a crowd of third graders.

A dozen Gavilan College students attended the largest international game developer conference, according to an announcement from the school. They attended the the Game Developers Conference 2016, which had more than 10,000 people in attendance. They participated with the help of grant funds.

Runway reconstruction started at the Hollister Municipal Airport on Monday and was expected to result in a closure to the facility for 18 days, a city official announced at this week’s council meeting.