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March 5, 2026

Religion: Beloved community: Can we create it?

2026 is trying to be a New Year, but two weeks in, are you feeling hopeful? Where do you find places of solace that bring you hope in the midst of a dark geo-political world? How can all who are here on United States’...

Blood drive scheduled for Dec. 19 at Grace Hill Church

Grace Hill Church, located at 16970 DeWitt Ave. in Morgan Hill, will host a community blood drive with Stanford Blood Center from 11:30am to 4:30pm Dec. 19. The drive will take place in the church’s Fellowship Hall. Walk-in availability may be limited, so donors are...

Calgary goalie trade opens NHL door for local hockey star

Gilroy native Dustin Wolf, whose family lived in Morgan Hill during his early years and whose extended family includes many Live Oak alumni, has starred in the American Hockey League and competed in 18 games for the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames. Wolf has twice...

Authorities extinguish fire at downtown Morgan Hill construction site

A building under construction in downtown Morgan Hill caught on fire early Wednesday morning, and authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze.  Police and firefighters responded to the structure fire just after midnight June 28, at the construction site located at Depot and Fifth...

Town hall informs public on dangers of fentanyl

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Youth Alliance and the California Youth Empowerment Network will hold a virtual town hall on May 18 to educate the community about the dangers of the fentanyl drug.  The youth-led event will discuss the impacts on mental health and the consequences of fentanyl poisoning in...

County declares April Distracted Driving Awareness Month

The County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors is expected to proclaim April 2022 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month at its April 5 meeting. The proclamation reminds motorists to drive with caution and to leave the phone alone while operating a vehicle, says a...

Covid-19: By the numbers

Below are the latest Covid-19 statistics as reported by Johns Hopkins University and Santa Clara County: As of Feb. 5: World: 105,048,430 cases; 2,288,655 deaths U.S.: 26,691,738 cases; 456,295 deaths Santa Clara County: 103,748 cases; 1,505 deaths Morgan Hill: 3,122 cases Gilroy: 6,806 cases San Jose: 68,416 cases As of Jan....

South Valley farm maintains Halloween fall tradition

Squeals of laughter and the scent of hay filled the air as children raced through the corn maze, picked out pumpkins nearly as big as they were, and enjoyed rides at the annual fall festival at Swank Farms—a beloved South Valley tradition marking the...

PHOTO: Santa Clara County Office of Education honors LGBTQ+ History Month

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The Santa Clara County Office of Education celebrated LGBTQ+ History Month with the raising of the Progress Flag at the South County Annex in Gilroy on Oct. 6. Five school districts were recognized for their LGBTQ+ Equitable Practices and presented a certificate: Campbell Union...

Letter: Time to expand the Supreme Court

When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McConnell went so far as to defy Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish—that the next president appoint her replacement—by packing the Court with Amy Coney Barrett just...

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