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In my last column, I touched on five foods—sweet potatoes, oatmeal, spinach, salmon and chicken—as nutritional powerhouse choices for boosting athletic performance, promoting energy and speeding up recovery after hard workouts.

Aromas-San Juan Unified School District trustees voted 2-2 on a lease leaseback contract for the renovation of Anzar High School portables—meaning the plan to repair leaking roofs, deteriorated exterior walls and worn-out carpets wasn’t approved.

A city official expects crews to complete installation of the new skate park equipment Monday.

A judge Thursday sentenced the former treasurer of the Baler Band Booster Club after she had pleaded no contest in an embezzlement case, according to court records.

Tres Pinos resident and former State Assemblyman Peter Frusetta has written a book about the little town were he was born. The Tres Pinos community he calls home was once famous for hay and the site of ice cream parlors and movie theaters, he said.

The Hollister man and former Boy Scouts leader suspected of sexually assaulting two juvenile teenagers between 2002 and 2005 has his latest hearing scheduled for next week.

The county and environmental groups against the Panoche Valley Solar Project are set to meet in a settlement conference next week.

School districts in San Benito County are preparing to implement the new law forbidding “personal belief exemptions” on mandated vaccinations.

The local police department has a backlog of work due to short staffing on positions that process many of the agency's reports, so it is temporarily reducing office hours, according to a statement.

An enthusiastic crowd of children and adults attended the annual July 4 Kiddie Parade in Hollister on July 4.