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Oakwood School’s small student-built satellite, NyanSat that is preparing to be  launched to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, was honored recently by the Edward Boss Prado Foundation. The Morgan Hill-based nonprofit presented a Certificate of Dedication to the Oakwood...

Opening Friday, Aug. 29, Limelight Theater presents "Kimberly Akimbo," a darkly comedic drama that explores what it means to live life to its fullest when time is running out. The play centers on not-quite-16-year-old “Kimberly,” who suffers from a genetic condition that makes her appear...

Vote YES to extend the Morgan Hill mayoral term from two to four years. If we want our city to be led with more professionalism, and not with biennial political distraction, we need to take ourselves seriously and revise the city ordinance to provide the...

Santa Clara Family Health Plan this week announced the purchase of a building for its future Community Resource Center in South Santa Clara County.  The health plan recently closed escrow on the property located at 150 Leavesley Road in Gilroy, says a press release from...

Safeway is now offering Covid-19 vaccinations without an appointment at the grocery store chain's pharmacies, the company announced Friday. Safeway has more than 90 pharmacies across the Bay Area. Across the country, pharmacies at Safeway and other grocery stores owned by Albertsons Companies have administered...

Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were included in a list of areas statewide where people have been severely sickened by Amanita phalloides—commonly known as the death cap mushroom. A group of doctors from across California warned Jan. 14 that foraging for wild mushrooms can be...

Fast food chains are fixed in our day-to-day lives. Whether it is a morning iced coffee or an afternoon craving for a burger, these options are convenient, familiar and often the easiest choice for a quick meal.  But while these large chains are a key...

A year ago, the Live Oak High baseball team could only wonder what might have been after failing to close out the top team in the Central Coast Section, St. Francis, in the opening round of the Division I playoffs.  This time, the Acorns slammed...

The Golden Rule in the National Transportation Policy is “efficiency.” So, why do we force motorists and taxpayers to subsidize the most inefficient transport available to us: public sector transit.  How many Grand Jury Reports are ignored, get shoveled under the rug? How badly should...

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...