Hale Avenue closed through Aug. 11 for construction
Starting April 24, Hale Avenue will be closed north of Main Avenue to both northbound and southbound traffic due to the construction of a flood control project. The closure will remain effective through Aug. 11, according to the City of Morgan Hill.
Staff and contractors...
More California children hospitalized in Omicron surge
Covid-19 hospitalizations among California's children—especially those too young to go to school—are the highest they have been since the pandemic began.
Chalk it up to the highly contagious omicron variant, kids exposed during in-person instruction at school and other public places, and infants and preschoolers...
Health officer urges residents to get booster shots
Santa Clara County’s top health official urged residents Monday to get an updated Covid-19 booster vaccine if they are eligible to do so as the holiday season approaches.
According to Health Officer and Public Health Director Dr. Sara Cody, just 11% of Santa Clara County...
Local Scene: FFA auction, Healing Hearts Gala, Bach to Blues
McNaughton makes Dean’s List
Giselle MacNaughton, of Morgan Hill, has made Emmanuel College's Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean's List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester, says...
Local Scene: MH Historical Society celebrates 50th anniversary
The Morgan Hill Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a full schedule of festivities the weekend of Sept. 11-12.
On Sept. 11, the nonprofit society will host a History Open House at Villa Mira Monte, 17860 Monterey Road. The event is scheduled for...
Thousands lose power due to failing equipment
California’s power grid operator made it through Sept. 7 without rotating outages, but thousands of PG&E customers in the Bay Area still lost power as fatigued transformers failed in the extreme heat.
Nearly 24,000 customers were affected at one point Wednesday evening by the outages,...
City council prohibits firearms in ‘sensitive’ locations
Firearms—even those carried by lawful permit holders—are formally prohibited from Morgan Hill’s government offices and other sites after a recent city council decision.
An ordinance approved unanimously by the five-member Morgan Hill Council on May 3 prohibits firearms in “sensitive places,” as defined by recent...
Kelly Brewing Co. slowly becoming hub for food trucks
Food trucks became a product of the Covid-19 pandemic when bars and taprooms such as Kelly Brewing Co. had to follow mandates of serving food in order to remain open.
At the time, taproom manager Isaac Laing was just trying to pivot and go with...
Cura Contemporary celebrates grand opening in downtown Morgan Hill
Hundreds of people attended the long anticipated grand opening of the Cura Contemporary art center in downtown Morgan Hill on Nov. 16.
Featuring two floors of exhibition space—currently displaying works from dozens of artists—as well as areas for workshops and demonstrations, a ground floor wine...
Santa Clara County program aims to prevent massive wildfires
Every year, beginning in March, property owners throughout the county must comply with regulations designed to prevent the spread of wildfires that threaten people, property and the environment. The rules took effect March 1 for three cities—San José, Santa Clara and Campbell—and later in...

















