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Roughly 200 people gathered Oct. 24 at Morgan’s Cove for Air for Paws’ sixth annual Halloween fundraiser at the pirate-themed property built by the late Rich Firato. Air for Paws, a Morgan Hill nonprofit, supplies animal resuscitation kits to first responders. Founder Terry Moriyama said...

The Morgan Hill City Council voted unanimously Oct. 21 to extend its moratorium on new land use applications for freestanding data centers and grid-scale battery energy storage systems for 22 months and 15 days, the maximum extension allowed under state law. The interim ordinance bars...

A train departs from Istanbul in the winter of 1934. It should be a routine ride to Western Europe, but something isn’t right. Not long after the journey begins, a murder occurs, and the train becomes stuck in a snowdrift! Fortunately, the famous detective...

With Halloween just a few weeks away, our neighborhoods are filling up with creative displays and decorations. Pumpkins, inflatables, lights—and, of course, skeletons.  When I see those skeletons, I’m reminded of one of the strangest and most powerful visions in the Bible. The Old Testament prophet...

South Valley Civic Theatre’s Limelight is staging “Theatre People,” a farce about a young novelist, his muse and a mansion with thin walls, opening Oct. 30. The comedy by Paul Slade Smith, who also wrote “The Outsider” and “Unnecessary Farce,” centers on Oliver Adams, a...

Property values in Morgan Hill rose 5.6%, the sixth-fastest rate among the county’s 16 jurisdictions, outpacing San Jose, Gilroy and Los Gatos, according to County Assessor Neysa Fligor. The city’s assessment roll grew by $830 million over the past year to $15.6 billion. That...

Valley Water this week declared an El Niño emergency, allowing the local water district to take immediate action to prepare for, prevent or mitigate flooding and other threats to the water supply associated with severe storms and inclement weather.  The district’s declaration follows Gov. Gavin...

The third annual MOHI Food & Wine Festival returned to downtown Morgan Hill Oct. 18, with organizers saying all proceeds will again go to culinary programs in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. Presented by Léal Hospitality and Appellation Hotels, a culinary-focused luxury hospitality brand...

Morgan Hill Unified School District Student Nutrition Director Michael Jochner has received the 2026 California Food for California Kids Leadership and Innovation Award for his work advancing sustainable school meals and farm-to-school education. The biennial award recognizes school nutrition leaders for innovative approaches to food...

A cast of 47 young performers will bring “Beetlejuice Jr.” to the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse later this month, bringing the dead back to life onstage just in time for Halloween. The Morgan Hill-based children’s theater group Theater Fun will stage the musical Oct. 22-25.  Based...