Live Oak softball offense on fire as Acorns win CCS title
Wake up, Morgan Hill. Take a look at Live Oak softball, one of the premier sports programs in the city. The Acorns won the Central Coast Section Division III title at West Valley College in Saratoga on May 30, running through the playoffs with...
Morgan Hill Pinto 8U All Star team a big hit
Manager Neil Berman called the Morgan Hill 8U Pinto All Star baseball team’s run this summer “magical,” and who’s to argue?
All Morgan Hill did was go 15-2, win three tournaments en route to a semifinal appearance in the Pinto West Zone World Series, finishing...
LUV represents best of valley’s wines
What do you do when you’ve owned and operated one of Morgan Hill’s oldest and best known restaurants—a place I’ve called “Morgan Hill’s living room”—for years? You start a winery in San Martin, of course.
But it’s not just a winery; it’s a potential destination...
Police warn of mountain lion activity
Mountain lions have been seen recently around East Dunne Avenue and the Jackson Oaks neighborhoods, and public safety authorities are cautioning residents and pet owners about the potentially dangerous animals.
“Mountain lions are important members of the natural community,” says a Sept. 20 social media...
DA creates new unit for homeless, mentally ill defendants
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has created a new unit dedicated to seeking alternatives to putting non-violent criminals behind bars.
The unit will seek treatment, rehabilitation and accountability for non-violent defendants suffering from mental illness and drug addiction who end up cycling in...
South Valley resident earns UC Santa Cruz scholarship
Cipriano Echezarreta, a graduate of the Gavilan College Class of 2024 who will transfer to UC Santa Cruz in the fall, was awarded the prestigious Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship.
Echezarreta, a resident of San Juan Bautista, is an environmental science major whose career...
‘Princess Collection’ helps students attend dances, prom
Live Oak High School staff are on a mission to make sure all students have something to wear to formal school dances and the prom, and they hope to expand their efforts to other high schools in South County.
The idea for “The Princess Collection”...
Covid-19: By the numbers
As of Aug. 20, Santa Clara County health officials have reported 428 cases of Covid-19 in Morgan Hill.
MH student aims to improve mental health services for people of color
Morgan Hill native Harleen Judge has been spending her summer researching and practicing trauma-informed mental health care at the California University of Science and Medicine.
Judge, a 19-year-old third-year student at UC Riverside, hopes the internship will not just help her land a job in...
Voices Academy opens new Morgan Hill campus
Voices College-Bound Language Academies has opened its new campus in Morgan Hill, serving students in grades TK-8 at the site on the corner of Monterey Road and Cosmo Avenue.
The school held a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on Oct. 5, featuring student performances...

















