Frost advisory issued for San Benito County
The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for San Benito County in effect through 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Fire destroys structure near San Juan
A fire early Monday morning destroyed a garage-like structure on Olympia Avenue near San Juan Bautista, the Hollister fire chief confirmed.
Kosmicki: Back to San Benito County Part II (Biff’s Revenge)
In the previous column, we saw Marty McFly and Emmitt “Doc” Brown land in Hollister. They stopped for Doc’s favorite Mansmith’s tri-tip before a trip back to Hill Valley, Calif., 30 years after the October 1985 setting in the iconic “Back to the Future” trilogy. In this sequel, we join Marty and Doc on the downtown Briggs Building roof eating sandwiches with the DeLorean parked around a ledge.
Workshops to inform locals on El Niño precautions
San Benito County Emergency Services is hosting three upcoming workshops to help prepare local residents, businesses and organizations for the upcoming El Niño winter storms.
With El Niño, plans in works to add beds at homeless facilities
With a west-side homeless encampment along the riverbed, government officials and homeless advocates have started preparing for the possibility of an emergency removal of the resident if flooding occurs and expanded bed space at the homeless shelter.
Public health offers Halloween safety tips
The San Benito County Public Health Department released tips through the state health department on Halloween safety.
Hollister weighs $15k injection into softball fields
Hollister council members Monday will consider whether to spend $15,000 on upgrades to the softball facilities at Veterans Memorial Park.
Lane cut is main drag for some downtown merchants
The core of San Benito Street in downtown Hollister is set for a holiday season makeover—with plans to change the street layout from four lanes to two lanes—but some businesses are upset about the timing of planned work in the middle of the busy shopping season.
Preparations under way for Holte Holiday Dinners
The Holte Holiday Dinners organization is set to host another Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for those in need.
Chamber seeks applicants for people, business of the year
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce is looking for applicants for its man, woman and businesses of the year.


















