Students remove trash from riverbed before Earth Day
Parents, teachers and students joined together to remove 1,000 pounds of trash—including a deer jawbone and a cell phone—from a riverbed Saturday in celebration of Earth Day.
Cal-SOAP to host celebration for scholarship recipients
South County Cal-SOAP is hosting an end-of-the-year celebration to honor the group’s scholarship recipients.
State declares end to measles outbreak
The state has declared an end to the recent measles outbreak.
Hollister boy advances on Telemundo singing show
When Hollister resident Joe Fata auditioned for Telemundo’s “La Voz Kids” this week, he didn’t turn heads. He turned chairs.
Science on the mind, but not always at the top
Alekzander Cress-Muro, 9, wants to be a paleontologist. The fourth grader at Tres Pinos School made apples, oranges and lemons into batteries last month using nails and copper wire. He hypothesized that apples would carry the most current and he used the scientific method to test his thoughts as part of his project for the San Benito County Science Fair.
Bill to relieve county ERAF debt passes committee
A bill from Assemblyman Luis Alejo and State Sen. Anthony Cannella to relieve San Benito County of $3.5 million in debt unanimously passed through an Assembly committee Wednesday, according to Alejo’s office.
Police arrest suspect associated with renegade Instagram account
The Hollister Police Department identified and arrested a juvenile suspect associated with an Instagram account that posted nude photographs of an underage person and videos of juveniles fighting.
Gavilan College to present ‘Evita’ in May
Buy your tickets now for Gavilan College’s spring production of Evita.
Photos: ‘Time of celebration’ at San Benito library
The San Benito County Free Library is offering special perks this week including cake, tips on resume building and a choir performance. That’s because it’s National Library Week and the institution joins others in celebrating the importance of reading and learning.
