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09/10/2024

The Mary Velasco Sellen Senior Center of San Juan Bautista received a program project grant from the Community Foundation for San Benito County.

09/06/2024

As Halloween approaches we see an unusual disguise displayed in an elegant royal costume concealing a sinister underneath. I am thinking of ballot Measure X concerning our hospital. This measure cloaked in kingly attire withers in confusing and misleading language …

09/06/2024

Hollister SD supe on medical leave

09/06/2024

Ask yourself: Why are voters being asked to authorize the eventual sale of Hazel Hawkins Hospital to a private company in Flint, Mich.? What is the purpose behind this historically drastic move?

09/06/2024

California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas this week announced millions of dollars in new Cal Fire grant funding for programs including the San Benito Fire Safe Council that plan and implement wildfire prevention efforts.

09/05/2024

Infield defense is crucial in softball and Hollister’s Emma Gutierrez has been a key component for the Balers at second base.

09/04/2024

The Community Foundation for San Benito County has awarded a $10,000 grant to Visit San Benito County to support its mission to draw more visitors to the county. The grant will be used to form a Tourism Improvement District (TID) …

09/03/2024

It takes a full team to win at softball, but some defensive positions stand out as crucial to success, and catcher is at or near the top. As Andrew Barragan’s Hollister Haybalers rose to the elite in California the last …

08/30/2024

Join symphony board

08/29/2024

As local political campaigns officially kick off this election season, one of the most high-profile races in San Benito County is for the mayor’s seat in the city of Hollister. Earlier this year, the Hollister City Council voted to extend …

08/28/2024

Hollister’s Maddy Bermudez really got it going for the Balers the last few years. At the leadoff position in the batting order, she was a hit machine, a doubles machine and a speed machine. On defense, she shined in center …

08/28/2024

The new Union Road bridge is on schedule to be completed by December 2024, replacing the aging existing bridge that spans the San Benito River between Cienega Road and San Benito Street. According to San Benito County Public Works Administrator …

08/27/2024

There have been various bits of information and opinions in the news lately about changes coming to the real estate industry and what they mean for homebuyers and sellers.

08/26/2024

The California Department of Motor Vehicles this week announced that the Hollister office, located at 80 North Sally Street, will temporarily expand its operating hours to include Fridays, in addition to its regular Tuesday and Thursday schedule.

08/21/2024

I’ve been fighting an uphill battle to clean up dangerous homeless encampments in places like the San Benito River bed since joining the San Benito County Board of Supervisors in 2021.

08/21/2024

Reading the argument against Measure A, I was taken aback by one claim in particular: “These outside groups hope voters don’t read all 31 pages of Measure A. But WE have.”

08/20/2024

Nonprofit receives grant for children’s services

08/17/2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a stack of bills Aug. 16 aimed at curtailing organized retail, property and auto theft in California.

08/16/2024

Former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez pleaded guilty Aug. 16 to multiple felony charges related to a 2022 vigilante high-speed chase and shooting spree through Morgan Hill that wounded an unintended target and endangered a nearby elementary school, according to the …