Morgan Hill votes: Turner holds lead; two new council members elected
Two new city council members will be seated in Morgan Hill before the end of the year, while Mayor Mark Turner is cruising toward reelection in the Nov. 5 balloting, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office.
As of 12:15am Nov. 6,...
Britton Middle School celebrates new student union building
Local educators and students hosted a ribbon-cutting on June 3 to celebrate the public’s first view of the newly built Student Union Building at Britton Middle School, located at 80 West Central Ave. in Morgan Hill.
The project was funded by Morgan Hill Unified School...
Santa Clara County reopens applications for microbusiness grants
Small businesses in Santa Clara County can apply for grants of up to $2,500 if they have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic after the county reopened its microbusiness grant program.
While the county has awarded more than 500 grants through the program's first...
Kamei tapped for San Jose Vice Mayor
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on Jan. 6 named newly-sworn-in District 1 Councilmember Rosemary Kamei—who started her political career in Morgan Hill—to serve as the city’s vice mayor.
Prior to her election in June, Kamei served as a Morgan Hill planning commissioner, a trustee of...
Police arrest serial arson suspect in Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill police arrested a man they say confessed Tuesday to setting 15 fires in southern Santa Clara County.
Police arrested Daniel Catano, 32, on suspicion of multiple counts of arson as well as for burglary, auto burglary, theft, resisting arrest and possession of stolen...
Local Scene: Academic honors; farm bureau awards; emergency prep
Local honored at Southern New Hampshire University
Kendra Stewart of Morgan Hill was named to the Summer 2023 President's List 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 named to the...
More South County ag workers getting vaccinated
More agricultural workers in South Santa Clara County are receiving doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, even as supply remains low.
This week, the county vaccinated food and agricultural workers on-site at Lusamerica Foods and Kawahara Nursery in Morgan Hill, and will be facilitating a vaccination...
Sobrato boys basketball putting it together
The Sobrato boys basketball team is jelling and it is coming at a great time. League play in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa East Division started this past week and it’s a wide-open free-for-all.
With a close loss to Mt. Pleasant and a...
Gavilan College recognized for strong return on investment
Gavilan College ranked No. 16 statewide and No. 5 in the Bay Area among 327 California community and career colleges for return on investment, according to a new report from College Futures Foundation and the HEA Group.
The “Golden Returns” report shows that students at...
State shuts down Morgan Hill restaurants
Some Morgan Hill restaurant owners were surprised and confused by the sudden appearance in town Friday night of state officers who said they were there to enforce the governor’s Covid-19 regulations.

















