Police lockdown lifted at Rancho San Justo
Students are safe and a lockdown is over at Rancho San Justo School, after Hollister Police investigated a report of suspicious activity on campus Friday morning.
The Hollister Police Department sent out a notice at 11:42am Oct. 15 alerting the public that the middle school,...
County public health officials report Covid-19 death
San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases is still on the rise in the county including another death in their latest report.
As of Sept. 18, county officials reported an 11th death and 1,272 confirmed cases of the...
County appoints Gellert as new Health Officer
Dr. George Gellert, who has a 30-year career in public health including the last year with San Benito County, has been appointed the county’s new health officer.
The San Benito County board of supervisors appointed Gellert to the position Sept. 28. He is replacing Interim...
Organizer: New Fresno garlic festival not a competitor to Gilroy
The organizers of a new garlic festival in Fresno County say the event is not meant to rival Gilroy’s long-standing tradition, but rather, is a celebration of the California-grown bulb and the people behind it.
The National Garlic Festival, put on by National Food Festivals,...
Proyectos en Union Road comenzarán la próxima semana
Un conjunto de proyectos de obras viales en Union Road la próxima semana podría causar algunos atascos menores de tráfico entrando y saliendo de la ciudad.
Los funcionarios del condado de San Benito dijeron que el trabajo en la carretera está programado para el 27...
Hollister High senior Rylee Roberts fit to be crowned rodeo queen
During the ceremony to award California’s top high school rodeo queen on June 18 in Bishop, Rylee Roberts turned to her dad and said, “I can’t believe I’m getting crowned right now.”
In a landslide victory, the incoming senior at Hollister High School won seven...
Health foundation accused of violating vaccine plan
The nonprofit San Benito Health Foundation is under investigation for failing to follow state guidelines that establish which patients should be among the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccination, according to county officials.
Developer eyes annexation in southwest Gilroy
A developer has proposed to annex 194 acres of agricultural land in southwest Gilroy and build up to 1,195 residential units, according to a conceptual plan submitted to the city in July.
The proposal, in the early stages, could take years to play out, as...
Hollister High’s Alex Valencia aims to be a tackling machine
Before the season started, Hollister High senior Alex Valencia set a lofty goal for himself: average 10-plus tackles a game. The 5-foot-11, 190 pound inside linebacker is close, which means he’s having a pretty solid season.
“I’m averaging nine tackles a game so I feel...
Items found during Sierra LaMar search, but ‘possibly nothing’
Used condoms and an empty handcuff box were found Thursday by a volunteer searcher at the west end of Palm Avenue, about a mile from missing teen Sierra LaMar’s bus stop in Morgan Hill, though Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said Thursday night that “it’s possibly nothing.”
