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The Sobrato High softball facility used to be known as The Farm. With weeds littering the outfield grass, myriad gopher holes and a makeshift fence consisting of netting, Sobrato’s home facility wasn’t exactly a field of dreams.  But that all officially changed on March 17...

Petty Officer Second Class Samuel Iwanaga, a native of Morgan Hill, is serving in Japan aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge. Iwanaga graduated from Ann Sobrato High School in 2021. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar...

Santa Clara County will close its mass Covid-19 vaccination and testing sites by the end of the month as they are no longer essential to the county’s pandemic response, officials said Feb. 1.  While county health officials emphasized that the pandemic is not over and...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 8 approved the expenditure of $75.5 million for six new affordable housing projects that will add more than 750 homes for low-income residents, according to county staff. The projects—all slated for locations in Sunnyvale and San...

Fueled by two wetter-than-normal months, Morgan Hill’s rainfall for the 2021-22 rainy season (which starts July 1 annually) has already far surpassed that of the entirety of last season.  But even with an atmospheric river soaking the region in the year’s final weeks, rainfall totals...

A contractor has been busy this month installing an entirely new artificial athletic turf surface at the Live Oak High School football field.  Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the new turf project at the March 5 board meeting, at a cost...

South Valley Symphony is set to embark on its 52nd season, with their opening concert set for 3pm Oct. 12 at Guglielmo Winery in Morgan Hill.  The special tribute concert, “Adventures Around the Globe,” promises to be a vibrant journey through music from around the...

The family of David Tovar Jr., an unarmed Gilroy man who was fatally shot by San Jose police in January, is suing the San Jose Police Department. On Wednesday, attorneys Adante Pointer and Patrick Buelna were joined by Tovar's relatives to detail the federal civil...

West Hills Community Church invites the community to their third annual “Christmas on the Hill” lights extravaganza this holiday season. The free, walk-through outdoor event features a vast array of Christmas lights, hand-painted life-sized displays, themed decorated Christmas trees, light tunnels and free hot...

Halloween fun at Magical Bridge Join the City of Morgan Hill and its Parks & Recreation team for spooky fun at the Magical Bridge Playground from 3:30-5:30pm Oct. 19. The playground is located at 171 West Edmundson Ave.  Activities include a flash mob dance routine, face...