Driver dies in accident on Highway 101 in San Martin
One person died and another suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 101 in San Martin in Santa Clara County on Thursday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said.
The crash was reported shortly before noon April 6 on southbound Highway 101 south of...
County makes Narcan available at all public libraries
Santa Clara County will begin providing the opioid overdose-reversing medicine naloxone in all county library branches in an effort to make the treatment more widely available.
The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 4 to make naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, available at all...
Rosso’s Furniture passes the torch
Sarah Rosso grew up in her family’s furniture business, starting off as a receptionist 27 years ago as a high schooler who did a lot of what she called the “grunt work.”
She took every opportunity she had to learn the ins and outs of...
Recology South Valley garbage collector among top truck drivers in the country
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) awarded Recology South Valley refuse collector Salvador Plascencia “Honorable Mention” in the highly competitive Driver of the Year contest.
Plascencia was one of the 22 drivers recognized in the national competition. NWRA received more than 800 applications from...
Live Oak girls lacrosse aim for repeat league title; Sobrato looks to progress
It’s a testament to the Live Oak High girls lacrosse team that it finds itself in prime position to repeat as Blossom Valley Athletic League champions.
The Acorns have dealt with illness and multiple injuries to key players this season, yet they improved to 6-0...
Former MHUSD Trustee Joyce Carr dies at 87
Former Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Joyce Carr—who devoted her life to others as a mother, public servant and church member—died Feb. 28 at the age of 87, according to her family.
Carr, a social worker who was elected to three terms on the...
Ready to grow
Like many growers in Santa Clara Valley, Dilip Sharma and Hektor Luis Calderon-Victoria are eager to plant rows of fruits, vegetables and other organic, commercial crops on their unincorporated Morgan Hill farmland as soon as the long, cold, wet winter finally comes to a...
Local Scene: Summit for Planet Earth; T.E.A. at Morgan Hill Library
Summit for Planet Earth is April 29
From barn owls and bearded dragons to California kingsnakes and turkey vultures, the 17th annual Summit for the Planet Earth at Mount Madonna School offers the opportunity to get up close and hands-on with wildlife. Children and adults...
MHUSD’s Vazquez-Vialva named Outstanding Administrator
Pilar Vazquez-Vialva, Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Assistant Superintendent for the Educational Services Department (ESD), was recently named the Region 8 Outstanding Administrator of the Year in Curriculum and Instruction by the Association of California School Administrators.
Vazquez-Vialva will be formally honored at an April...
Mushroom Festival canceled for May weekend
Organizers of the 2023 Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival, formerly known as the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras, announced Tuesday that “due to circumstances beyond our control,” this year’s festival will be postponed to an undetermined date.
A press release from Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras...
