Letters: National Assisted Living Week, rule of law
Honor our elders, celebrate joy
Now that the closures of the pandemic have waned, many are returning to regular schedules and making up for missed travel. I would like to remind everyone that it’s easy to forget that our elders took the brunt of illness...
State revokes alcohol licenses of two Gilroy liquor stores
Two Gilroy liquor stores had their alcohol licenses revoked March 4 following a months-long human trafficking investigation into the owners.
M&M Liquors, 7901 Westwood Drive, Suite H, and Gavilan Market & Liquor, 8110 Westwood Drive, Suite A, are owned by Gilroy couple Balwinder and Amarjit...
San Martin man dies in May 15 traffic crash
A 69-year-old San Martin man died and four others were hospitalized as a result of a traffic collision in Morgan Hill Sunday afternoon, according to police. Investigators think the driver who hit the fatal victim’s truck was impaired by drugs or alcohol.
About 12:50pm May...
Owl release draws huge crowd
A pair of young wild barn owls were reunited with Mother Nature Sunday thanks to the efforts by the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center. Dozens of people took part in an upbeat send-off party at Little Uvas Vineyards in San Martin.
The hour-long twilight gathering...
Rotary Club gives $45K to Morgan Hill nonprofits in 2023
The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill donated a total of $45,000 worth of grants to local organizations in 2023. The sum includes $25,000 distributed by the Morgan Hill club during its December grant cycle, says a press release from Rotary Club of Morgan Hill.
Applications...
Religion: Spiritual wisdom from March Madness
March Madness: the one month of the year when people suddenly develop strong opinions about obscure college basketball teams they’ve never watched before. But March Madness isn’t just a bunch of upsets and slam dunks—there are also some spiritual truths in all the action....
Disney-themed home haunts Morgan Hill
In celebration of the Halloween spirit, Morgan Hill resident Matthew Stein and his family are once again inviting the public to enjoy their Disney-themed haunted mansion display at their home on Llagas Vista Drive.
The family-friendly walk-through display features animatronic characters, coffins, eerie lighting, ominous...
Tree faller returns home after month away
Gilroy native John Hagins is a self-described “adrenaline junkie” who risks his life by charging into a burning forest to save others.
Hagins, the owner of Skylake Tree Service, is a tree faller with Cal Fire, playing an important role that not only stops the...
Live Oak girls basketball rebounds in a big way
To say the 2021-2022 season was a tough one for Mike Kiefer would be an understatement.
The longtime Live Oak High girls basketball coach—this is his 19th year in the program and 13th as the varsity coach with a lot of success—endured a 4-17 season...
Downtown for the dogs
The first installment of Morgan Hill’s 4th Saturday Downtown Street Series brought hundreds of dogs of all sizes and breeds—and their human families—to the neighborhood to socialize and enjoy a variety of games, activities and vendors just for the four-legged friends.
The theme of the...

















