Poppy Jasper Film Festival goes full bloom
Sometimes people ask Mattie Scariot if she is Poppy Jasper. She is not. She is, however, the director of the Poppy Jasper Film Festival.
For one week each spring, the Poppy Jasper Film Festival turns the greater South County area into something of a cineaste’s...
Oakwood boys basketball makes history
The Oakwood boys basketball team won the Central Coast Section Division V title for the Morgan Hill school’s first section championship in any sport. And it did not come easily.
After smashing Nueva 84-43 and Thomas More 75-51 in the first two rounds of the...
Undersheriff Rick Sung indicted in CCW case
A criminal grand jury has indicted Santa Clara County Undersheriff Rick Sung in connection to a suspected pay-to-play scheme involving concealed gun permits.
Guest view: One thing at a time…
Welcome Members of the Morgan Hill Unified Board of Trustees, Principal Sage, Graduates, Parents, Guardians, Guests and Faculty to our 2022 Ann Sobrato High School Graduation ceremony. My name is Carmen García, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Class of 2022, It is...
Stay-home order extended to May 3
Authorities said more time is needed to keep the spread of the illness minimal and prevent hospitals with limited space and equipment from being flooded with patients. That’s why Santa Clara County and six other Bay Area jurisdictions issued a new directive extending the current shelter-at-home requirements to May 3.
Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm
Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States, and an upcoming firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill aims to address the problem by keeping unwanted weapons out of the wrong hands, according to county law enforcement and government officials.
Some of that...
Letter: Kindness wins
Last week, someone left two bunches of daffodils and a card with a note: "You are appreciated!" at the front door of the Buddhist Community Center on Murphy Avenue. Thank you very much!
We treasure such kind gestures when anti-Asian sentiments and acts are now...
Exhibit showcases work of Nacho Moya
Nacho Moya, recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Award and the Poppy Jasper award, comes full circle as a Gavilan College alum this fall for an evening art exhibit at the Gilroy Campus, starting at 6pm Oct. 13.
Gavilan College’s “El Centro,” the...
Local Scene: Academic honors; farm bureau awards; emergency prep
Local honored at Southern New Hampshire University
Kendra Stewart of Morgan Hill was named to the Summer 2023 President's List Southern New Hampshire University.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the...
Religion: Climate change and faith
What has your summer been like? Hot? So hot you had to stay inside? Are you one of the people working outside who aren’t allowed to take a break? Are you one of the people who goes to the hospital because of burns from...

















