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With only a single candidate qualifying for each of Morgan Hill’s mayor and city treasurer races on the Nov. 3 ballot, the city council this week will consider appointing Rich Constantine and Caitlin Robinett Jachimowicz, respectively, to the posts.

Some PG&E customers in Morgan Hill reported they have been notified that the utility company may shut off electricity some time between 3pm and 10pm Aug. 17.

The National Weather Service recorded a scorching 115 degrees in South County Aug. 16 as a heat wave continues to bake the state.

The City of Morgan Hill has opened the lobby of its Centennial Recreation Center, 171 West Edmundson Avenue, as a cooling center.

Authorities are warning residents of scorching temperatures approaching in Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill, Gilroy and beyond, starting Friday and continuing well into next week.

The final list of candidates is in for the Nov. 3 election for mayor, two city council seats, city treasurer and three trustees’ seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District.

As of Aug. 12, the Santa Clara County Covid-19 data dashboard shows that there have been 13,059 cases of the virus here since the pandemic started. The total death count from the novel coronavirus is 207 in Santa Clara County.

The Morgan Hill Community Garden has comfortably grown into its new location just next to the Butterfield Boulevard overpass in recent months.

In an effort to regain control of the Covid-19 pandemic, Santa Clara County supervisors Aug. 11 voted unanimously to create a new tool for a group of enforcers by using a combination of warnings and fines rather than criminal penalties.

Chabad South County Jewish Center is planning to give away 20,000 cloth facemasks this week to residents and families in Morgan Hill and Gilroy in order to help reduce the spread of Covid-19.