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California Coastal Cleanup Day turns 40 this year on Sept. 21. The state’s largest volunteer event is expected to draw more than 50,000 people across hundreds of locations from the sea to the Sierra Nevada, says a press release from the California Coastal Commission. Winter...

The Indoor Football League last week released its 2025 schedule, and the Morgan Hill-based Bay Area Panthers will kick off their fourth season at home against the San Antonio Gunslingers on March 30.  The Panthers, who won the 2023 IFL National Championship, are slated to...

The Northern California Renaissance Faire will soon wrap up its 20th anniversary year at Casa de Fruta in Hollister, with one last weekend allowing guests to step back in time for medieval revelry, camaraderie, entertainment and competition.  The festival features merchandise from fine artisans and...

Live Oak HS Football (1-4 overall, 1-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division) Recent results: Won 23-6 at Lincoln Upcoming games: 7:15pm Oct. 4 at Leigh NOTES: Gage Jones rushed 17 times for 107 yards and a touchdown against the Lincoln Lions. Tanner Holeman scored from 39 yards on...

The County of Santa Clara announced last week that it will be augmenting its substance use treatment services with additional inpatient, residential and outpatient offerings through the Behavioral Health Services Department and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare to serve thousands of the county’s most vulnerable...

In these years that have included a worldwide pandemic, escalating climate change, political turmoil, escalating violence and a changing religious landscape, many feel like the days of predictability and stability are behind us. What does it mean to live in faith—after certainty?  In recent months,...

Friends turn 50 Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Friends of the Morgan Hill Library on Oct. 26, with a live music performance by Ibiza Vibe, a popular guitar duo who play flamenco and Latin rhythms. The performance begins at 11am, and there will be...

Two local ballot measures that regulate how much time the City of Morgan Hill’s elected officials can stay in office are headed to victory in the Nov. 5 election. Measure A—which sets term limits for the city’s council members, mayor and treasurer—has received about 78.5%...

The local Poppy Jasper International Film Festival was recently named one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine—a prestigious recognition that PJIFF producers say validates all the work and dedication that has gone into growing the South Valley event...

Longtime Democratic incumbent U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren holds a commanding lead in the Nov. 5 election for the 18th congressional seat.  According to the California Secretary of State’s office, Lofgren has received more than 82,400 votes, or 63% of the ballots counted, in the Nov....