Police search for man who fabricated Feb. 10 robbery/kidnapping
An armed robbery, carjacking and kidnapping that supposedly happened Feb. 10 on the 7600 block of Monterey Street near Fourth Street downtown was an elaborate lie to cover up what law enforcement now alleges is a case of felony embezzlement and filing a false police report.
El Teatro a starting point for filmmaker from San Juan
San Juan native Akira Boch premieres movie ‘The Crumbles’ in San Francisco at Asian film festival
Sans: Lack of winter weather may have cattle shipping sooner rather than later
Whew, it’s been a busy couple of weeks down here in South County; I haven’t even had time to write my column! And, with the way the weather has been this year, it looks like it’s going to get even busier as lots of folks are already starting to ship their cattle due to the lack of rain this year. We haven’t even had a real winter this year.
Pinnacles visitors bring money to the community
   A new National Park Service report shows that more than 246,000 visitors in 2010 spent $4.8 million in Pinnacles National Monument and in communities near the park. The spending supported 58 jobs in the local area.
Red Phone: Callers are steamed over street conditions
Callers to the Red Phone lately have alley fever. After the City of Hollister Public Works Department recently addressed shoddy street conditions on two other alleys – Browns and Wentz alleys – another caller this week offered a brief description of her displeasure with three local roadways: Smith Alley, Washington Street, and Monterey Street near St Luke’s Episcopal Church.
No biker rally this year, but promoters show interest
Corbin submits application for third annual event this summer at its Hollister site
Hollister OKs separate election measures on mayor, treasurer
Hollister City Council members had a case of deja vu at Monday’s meeting, when they approved a third resolution to place considerations for an at-large mayor and an appointed treasurer on the June ballot.
