Morgan Hill launches initiative to promote healthy community
City officials have unveiled a new health initiative aimed at improving residents’ well-being through a coordinated approach between local government, businesses and community members.
The “Healthy Morgan Hill” initiative, in development for nearly two years, will kick off May 10. During a recent stakeholder meeting,...
Religion: Gratitude in difficult times
These are difficult times. The world has seen worse, but there is no denying the fear, the sadness and the general feeling of desperation that has become so prevalent these days.
In a recent article in The Atlantic, David Brooks writes that the “percentage of...
Sobrato girls basketball clinches BVAL Santa Teresa East Division championship
In a showdown for first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division, the Sobrato High girls basketball team got hit with a haymaker, falling behind 10-0 a little over two minutes into the game.
The Bulldogs showed they’ve got a fighter’s...
Letter: Make the switch, beat gas prices
We humans live in a place where there are cars everywhere. Most of us have such easy access to cars that we have multiple cars at our hand. Nowadays, having a car seems just as expensive as fueling the car.
Gas prices are expensive, and...
Protesters take over Morgan Hill streets
Hundreds of people marched down Monterey Road Friday evening to protest against U.S. immigration policies.
Joel Rueda returns to lead Sobrato High football
It’s difficult for a high school football program to have sustained success if the coaching staff turns over every couple of years.
Sobrato High has had its fair share of football coaching changes recently which makes the hiring of Joel Rueda a vital one. In...
Initiative banning e-commerce centers will go to voters in 2022
The voters will have the chance in 2022 to approve or reject a city ordinance that prohibits distribution and fulfillment centers in Morgan Hill, but will also get to see these policies in action over the next year-plus as the city council has already...
Challengers consider running for MHUSD board of education seats
According to an unofficial candidate list supplied by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, three potential challengers have shown interest in running to unseat incumbents on the Morgan Hill Unified School District of Board of Trustees.
For MHUSD Trustee Area 5, Tyler Smith has...
Flooding shuts down southbound Highway 101, other South County roads
Southbound Highway 101 at Monterey Street in Gilroy is shut down Friday after floodwaters from Uvas Creek spilled over the roadway.
Southbound traffic is being diverted to 10th Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. There is no timeline for reopening.
The atmospheric river that began...
Local vaccine clinics now accepting walk-ins
Covid-19 vaccination clinics in South County are now accepting walk-in patients, with no appointments necessary.
The next clinic in Morgan Hill is scheduled for 10am to 5:30pm May 1 at the Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road. Any individual age 16 and older may...

















