Local company hosts donation to Ukraine’s firefighters
A Morgan Hill business owner teamed up with firefighters and volunteers from throughout the Bay Area recently to donate crucial equipment to fire departments in war-torn Ukraine.
Shawn Sahbari, President and CEO of Komodo Fire Systems, Inc., became involved in the effort through his friend...
Sobrato High girls volleyball team looks to scale Mount Hamilton
After winning three consecutive Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa South Division championships—culminating in a 10-0 division mark last year—it was only fitting that the Sobrato High girls volleyball team got promoted to the league’s premier Mount Hamilton Division this season.
The Bulldogs competed in...
Limelight opens season with ‘The Outsider’
Politics these days are an ever-enlarging pit of divisiveness, but Limelight’s season-opening political comedy focuses on something everyone can get behind: laughter.
“The Outsider,” performed by Limelight presented by South Valley Civic Theatre, runs select days from Aug. 26-Sept. 17 at the Gilroy Center for...
Lion Ranch’s secret sauce
Kim and Todd Englehardt are dedicated to Rhone varieties at their Lion Ranch vineyard in San Martin, where they have two parcels: a two-acre site at the tasting room, which is all reds, and two-and-a-half acres of mixed whites and reds at their additional...
BookSmart celebrates a decade of Finding Waldo in Morgan Hill
BookSmart earlier this month celebrated 10 years of finding an elusive book character named Waldo and giving local children and families a fun activity that promotes the value of shopping locally. And this year, the 10th anniversary of “Find Waldo Local” featured support for...
Religion: Hijrah—To start anew and carry on the message
On Friday, July 29, Muslims began the New Year of 1444 with the month of Muharram.
Prophet Muhammad’s migration to Medinah from Mecca (the hijrah) was such a pivotal event for Muslims that the second Caliph Omar decided that it should mark the beginning of...
MHPD finds credit card skimmer at bank ATM
Police in Morgan Hill are looking for the person or persons responsible for attaching a small camera to a bank ATM that was discovered directly above the ATM keypad.
On Aug. 18, police released information about a credit card skimmer located at Bank of America,...
Live Oak football looks to coalesce as it gears up for another run at a league title
Longtime Live Oak High football coach Mike Gemo acknowledged the talent on this year’s team is as good as any the Acorns have had in the last five years.
However, the talent has to jell for Live Oak to win a league championship.
“We just have...
CDC: Covid exposure no longer requires quarantine
People who have been exposed to Covid-19 will no longer be required to quarantine under updated public health guidance issued Aug. 11 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Those exposed to the virus are now encouraged to wear a mask for 10...
Police appeal to public to ID owner of vehicle involved in 2021 murder
Police in Morgan Hill released surveillance camera images of a vehicle suspected of being connected to a fatal shooting in the city more than a year ago.
Police said Humberto Cossio, 33, of Morgan Hill, was shot and killed July 20, 2021, as he was...
