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The fire chief and city clerk both have indicated plans to retire soon, according to an agenda report for next week's city council meeting.

To know Barbara is to love her Santas. No wonder Barbara Scoles is the Artist of the Month for December at the Dragonfly Gallery, 380 Blohm Ave. in Aromas. Scoles is a professional when it comes to slicing and dicing big blocks of wood, ultimately revealing the beautiful smiling Santa hidden inside each block.

The seventh year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School (MMS) got underway recently with a conference at Stanford University. The following MMS high school students participated: Alyssa Feskanin, Lena Wiley, Lexi Julien, Renata Massion and Zoe Kelly, 12th; Isabella Bettencourt, 10th; and Indigo Kelly, ninth, along with honorary member Lekha Duvvoori.

Pauline Valdivia said her final goodbye as a Hollister city councilwoman Tuesday and thanked many people for their support.

ENGAGEMENT: Kennedy/Prosser: Carol Jeanne (Carly) Kennedy and Bertram Llewellyn Prosser are engaged.

A "powerful" storm was expected to hit the region late Wednesday through Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Read the latest blotter items from the Hollister Police Department.

Hollister police are asking for residents' help identifying suspects from three recent shoplifting incidents.

The hiring of an outside investigator to examine allegations against Fire Chief Mike O'Connor cost the city about $13,000, according to a top finance official.

The Hollister Downtown Association announced winners of this year's Lights On Celebration in downtown Hollister.