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Hollister doesn't have quite the crowd running for mayor as it did two years ago.

Scholarships were on the menu for McDonald’s employee and Hollister resident Richard Mattish who took home $2,500 for college this summer.

Authorities reported a suspected mountain lion sighting Sunday night near the high school.

Virginia Holtz grew up in Washington State and at a young age lived in a log house in a state park not far from Seattle. Her father was the caretaker of the park and her grandparents were farmers. Holtz’s childhood was spent outdoors; she recalls seeing the local Native Americans fishing for eels and watching tadpoles grow legs and become frogs. When she married and moved to Santa Clara County in 1979, she was shocked at the rapid, unplanned development going on all around her. In contrast, people in Washington seemed to place a high priority on open space, parks, lakes and farmland.

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There was a grand opening and ribbon-cutting at Michele Campbell Insurance Services, located at 60 Fourth St., Suite 102, Aug. 21. Michele has more than 25 years experience in the insurance industry and specializes in the Medicare health insurance arena and is a managing general agent for United Healthcare, offering the AARP products. Contact her office at (408) 848-2271.

While 98 percent of the senior class at San Benito High School graduated last year, 58 percent of the graduates did not complete the courses needed to attend a four-year state university.

Read the latest blotter items from the Hollister Police Department.

The 33rd District Agricultural Association invites people to submit entries for the 91st Annual San Benito County Fair, while those entries are due this Friday.