Students bring in 500-pound trash haul
A Hollister grade school teacher led more than a dozen students and parents in collecting an estimated 500 pounds of plastic wrappers, cigarette butts and trash at Veterans Memorial Park last month.
Lieutenant governor candidate makes stop in Hollister
A Republican candidate for lieutenant governor made his view clear on the locally heated matter of fracking. Former state GOP Chairman Ron Nehring, now among challengers to Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on the June primary ballot, believes petroleum exploration should be wide open and that Democrats are pushing for higher oil and gas prices by opposing fracking.
School positions open in various districts across county
In San Benito County, 30 school district board of education trustee positions and three positions with the county office of education will be up for grabs this year in elections.
Baler principal graduating to district office
When County Superintendent Mike Sanchez retires from his position after more than 40 years in education, San Benito High School Principal Krystal Lomanto is set to take his place at the helm of the county's public school system.
Local learns of $8,190 surprise from county
San Benito County publishes list for a total of $194,000 in unclaimed money
It’s farmers market season!
It’s that time of year when the sun is shining and downtowns are filled with fresh produce, colorful flowers and locally made merchandise. Area farmers markets are up and running, ready to provide communities with an abundance of goodness.
Animal hoaxes on the Internet: Will WERC’s ‘aquatic opossum’ be next?
Have you heard the one about the fox that shot a hunter in Belarus? According to a story published by Reuters, an “unnamed hunter” wounded a fox, then a scuffle occurred when he tried to finish off the animal with his rifle butt. The fox resisted and pulled the trigger, shooting the man in the leg. Red flag: The fox escaped, and there were no witnesses.
El Teatro presents ‘Cuéntame Coyote’
Leading hopeful innocents across treacherous lands, the coyote’s journey kicks up the dust of dried bones scorched from the sun. The wind cries with the corridos of lost souls singing of Santa Muerte and the unbelievable trek of the thousands who marched before them in search of the unattainable. The local coyote makes promises for a price, but are their glorious dreams worth the reality that awaits them cruzando la frontera?
Gavilan College announces President’s Honor Roll for Fall 2013
Eighty-seven Gavilan College students earned a place on the President's Honor Roll for Fall Semester 2013. To be placed on the President's Honor roll, a student must earn a 3.5 or higher grade point average in at least 15 units during a single semester. This honor is noted on students' transcripts.
