The Wolf Watch: Goalie in the running for NHL’s top rookie award
The Calgary Flames’ win on Jan. 18 in Winnipeg was against the best team in the entire Western Conference. The Jets had been 18-4-3 at home and 31-12-3 overall until Wolf and the Flames beat them.
Wolf is now No. 6 in the NHL in...
Chappell qualifies as mayoral write-in candidate
Morgan Hill resident Steve Chappell—known among locals as an active administrator of online social media community pages—has qualified as a write-in candidate for mayor in the Nov. 3 election.
Covid-19: By the numbers
Below are the latest Covid-19 data from Santa Clara County and Johns Hopkins University:
As of Feb. 19:
World: 110,562,484 cases; 2,448,188 deaths
U.S.: 27,950,547 cases; 495,015 deaths
Santa Clara County: 108,255 cases; 1,708 deaths
Morgan Hill: 3,304 cases
Gilroy: 7,128 cases
San Jose: 71,399 cases
As of Feb. 10:
World: 107,179,340...
Local Scene: Academic honors, Memorial Day ceremony
Locals named to president’s list
Morgan Hill residents Cody Croul and Alvaro Alvarado were named to the winter 2024 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are...
McKay: Terroir in the valley
I hear this question a lot: are our local wines as good as Napa’s? OK, that’s a fair question.
Let’s start all this with the fact Napa is considered one of the greatest wine making regions in the world. Period! Italian, Spanish, Croatian, etc… wines...
Mayoral candidate denies conflict claim
Morgan Hill mayoral candidate Mark Turner plans to resign from his position as president/CEO of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce should he be elected in November.
It’s a position Turner has shared with voters since he began campaigning in 2021. But he’s had to double...
Live Oak teacher resigns after classroom medical incident
Morgan Hill Police and paramedics responded to Live Oak High School earlier this month after students found one of their teachers unresponsive on a classroom floor, according to authorities.
Flu, Covid, RSV transmission increasing across state
Transmission of the flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus is increasing statewide simultaneously and could lead to overwhelmed hospitals this winter, one of the state's top health officials said Thursday.
Covid test positivity and case rates have climbed by roughly 25% over the last two...
Brew Crawl returns to downtown Morgan Hill
The Morgan Hill Downtown Association’s annual Brew Crawl returned for the ninth year this year, after taking a hiatus in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
About 800 people attended the Sept. 11 event in downtown Morgan Hill.
With the event scheduled on the 20th anniversary...
Crews to begin controlled explosions at Anderson Dam site
Residents in the area of Anderson Dam over the next few weeks may hear loud warning horns and explosive sounds as crews continue to excavate a tunnel under construction for the dam’s seismic retrofit project, according to Valley Water.
Water district staff say the impact...

















