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The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau has announced its man, woman and businesses of the year.

San Juan Bautista-based Earthbound Farm has a new president, its parent company announced.

The San Juan Bautista Planning Commission will consider a recommendation Tuesday to repeal the franchise ban that has kept chain businesses from coming to the Mission City.

Despite trailing 11 points at the break, the Gavilan women's basketball team didn't give up. 

Penny Wise is marking its final 10 days in business – after a 65-year run – with an "out of business" sale.

It's been more than 18 years since I penned my first column for this newspaper. The response from readers has been phenomenal; I've hardly ever made a trip to the store without running into someone who wants to talk to me about their pet. Because of this, I've never had a shortage of topics. We've talked everything from dermatitis to dementia, indigestion to insecurity, even laryngitis, lick-sores and leptospirosis. Your letters have fueled my fire and made this column easy to write. And I'll always be grateful for that.

If there is one thing the average member of the public doesn’t understand, it’s the hospital billing and accounting system. That’s not surprising, based on the number of billings, insurance rejections, submittals, re-submittals, various write-offs, adjustments, and communications they receive – sometimes with notes in obscure codes. However, thanks to California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) – and the site truecostofhealthcare.org that assembled and analyzed the financial records of 387 California hospitals over a nine-year period (2003-2011) – it is a little easier.

For Shane and Natasha Hewitt, Christmas came early this year.