County has ‘urgent need’ for fostering, adopting dogs
Santa Clara County officials say there is an “urgent need” for fostering and adopting dogs.
The county’s Animal Services Center in San Martin is over capacity, and officials there have announced that the public can help by adopting and fostering dogs.
Lisa Jenkins, program manager of...
MHPD seeks information on downtown shooting
Police are asking the public for information about a shooting that occurred early in the morning May 16 in downtown Morgan Hill.
The shooting occurred at 3:04am in the parking lot behind The Hill, which is located on the 17330 block of Monterey Road. Morgan...
Religion: True freedom of discussion
“Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their parents; only for one’s own crime shall a person be put to death.” — Deuteronomy 24:16
This injunction in the Book of Deuteronomy is a reversal...
Letter: Longing for simpler times upon exit from Morgan Hill
I am a 50-year-old man who has spent my whole life in Morgan Hill. Being raised out in Paradise Valley on 16 acres of walnut orchard was the best any boy could hope for. My family has deep roots in this area and we...
Local Scene: Academic honors, Coyote Ridge
Registrar of Voters seeks election workers
The County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ (ROV) office is now accepting applications for election workers for the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election.
The 2,000 election workers are needed to assist at the main office and at more...
Enforcement increases for Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The Morgan Hill Police Department is advising motorists that officers throughout April—which is known as Distracted Driving Awareness Month—will be on the lookout for drivers who are in violation of California’s hands-free cell phone law.
“In today’s fast-paced life, it is common to lose focus...
De Paul remodel on track for early 2021 completion
By early next year, De Paul Health Center’s former emergency room will be renovated to accommodate dozens of hospital beds and a variety of healthcare services in an expanded urgent care clinic, with longer-term plans to develop a skilled nursing home in the Morgan Hill facility’s old hospital wing.
Two drivers die in crash on Highway 25
Two people—one a Hollister resident and one from Gilroy—died in a collision on Highway 25 near the border between Santa Clara and San Benito counties, according to authorities.
About 12:33am Oct. 28, California Highway Patrol’s Monterey office received a report of a crash on State...
Hudson Ledwith excels in the box, lacrosse style
As a rising youth lacrosse player, Hudson Ledwith does a lot of traveling. An incoming fifth-grader at Nordstrom Elementary School, Ledwith was in Canada and Colorado in June competing in tournaments.
Ledwith, 10, was the lone South Valley player to compete for the U.S. Box...
Moriyama named Morgan Hill Leadership Excellence recipient
Local volunteer and nonprofit leader Terry Moriyama is the 2024 Leadership Excellence Award recipient, Leadership Morgan Hill announced this week.
The Leadership Excellence Award each year recognizes the vision and leadership that advance the spirit of community and charity; reflect courage and insight; and inspire...