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Friends, family and teammates of Jaden Smith, a 17-year-old Ann Sobrato High School student-athlete who died in March, have launched a memorial scholarship fund to honor his legacy and support future generations of Morgan Hill student athletes. Smith, an 11th-grade varsity basketball player and youth...

Public trust in government depends on a basic expectation: officials entrusted with public authority must conduct community business openly and provide the public a meaningful opportunity to participate before important decisions are made. That principle is central to growing concerns surrounding the March 12 Morgan...

Faith-based organizations here in South Santa Clara County thrive due to a shared sense of justice. For 250 years, all expressions of religion have grown due to support guaranteed by our First Amendment constitutional right: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of...

The Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras festival returned to the Community and Cultural Center this weekend, drawing thousands of visitors for food, live music and celebration of the region's fungal heritage while awarding $37,000 in scholarships to 35 local high school seniors. The festival, held...

The federal government’s plans to build a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in unincorporated Gilroy could bring a range of social, economic, legal and community impacts to South County and the broader Central Coast region with very few positive impacts. The proposed facility...

The Morgan Hill Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint May 29, starting at 6pm and continuing to 2am May 30. The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location in the city limits.  DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of...

The Live Oak softball team is rolling. After a strong regular season, the Acorns have scored 11 runs and 12 runs respectively in two solid playoff victories and have advanced to the May 30 Central Coast Section Division III title game.  The wins have been...

Local residents, veterans and families gathered in downtown Morgan Hill May 25 for a Memorial Day commemoration.  The ceremony, which took place at the Veterans Memorial on Monterey Road at First Street, was organized by Vietnam veteran Eddie Bowers. The Morgan Hill Police Department closed...

Local Realtor Terry Moriyama completed the Leadership Morgan Hill program in 2004, a program that encourages its graduates to get involved in the community. Around that same time, Terry's two beloved Shih Tzus, Nikki and Sammi, suddenly passed away.  As a lifelong animal lover, Terry...

Vietnam veteran Eddie Bowers will conduct the annual Memorial Day event at 9am sharp at the Downtown War Memorial (in the Monterey Road median at First Street). The program begins with the raising of the flag. This year, it will be WWII veteran Fred Ponzini's...