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The San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo kicked off rodeo week on June 22 with the annual rodeo parade in downtown Hollister.  The procession began with a traditional cattle drive down the middle of San Benito Street, featuring dozens of steers, longhorn cattle...

Local organizations have until Sept. 30 to apply for grants from the Morgan Hill Rotary Club to fund philanthropic projects or programs.  Grants providing financial assistance to help community organizations fulfill their missions are offered in two categories: Community Grants and Hearts of Rotary, says...

Morgan Hill students honored Morgan Hill residents Thomas Dougherty, Colette Fulmer and Aarush Nalawadi have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Madison dean’s list for the fall semester. All three local honorees are students in the university’s College of Letters and Sciences.  Local teacher, artist opens...

The acclaimed Poppy Jasper International Film Festival returns to Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista April 8-15. This year’s festival features more films—and at more venues—and is expected to draw a larger number of filmmakers than any previous edition in the event’s...

The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill recently celebrated four outstanding people in the community who are pursuing careers in the trades, awarding them this year’s Darren Dean Vocational Education Grants. These $2,000 grants can be used for education, training, tools and supplies—all designed to help...

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has awarded an $18,000 grant to the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival to create a transit-oriented scavenger hunt connecting the downtowns of Gilroy and Morgan Hill during the festival's eight-day run in April. The grant, part of VTA’s Transit-Oriented...

The South County Airport Pilots Association (SCAPA) Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) staged their annual mobilization exercise event Saturday at San Martin Airport to sharpen focus on volunteer emergency airlift services. The chief goal was to bring forces together that can aid local communities’...

Beloved Morgan Hill cafe, deli and bakery Cochi’s Kitchen this week announced its SNAP Back Initiative, a community-driven effort to give back to local families during the month of November.  Throughout November, kids aged 12 and younger accompanied by a parent who presents a valid...

It’s that time of the year again, for the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce to start naming their annual Celebrate award winners recognizing local people, businesses and organizations that have made unique or significant contributions to the community during the past year-plus. Over the past...

The Morgan Hill Community Foundation will recognize and honor local philanthropists at the 20th annual Philanthropy Night event on Nov. 14 at the Community & Cultural Center. The event will take place 6-9:30pm, with a program that includes a video montage showcasing and recognizing...