Covid-19: Vaccine now available for locals age 75 and up
Santa Clara County residents age 75 and older are now eligible for a Covid-19 vaccination through certain healthcare providers, according to county officials.
South Valley Democrats lead in U.S. Congress balloting
The incumbent members of Congress representing portions of Santa Clara and San Benito counties—Anna Eshoo, Ro Khanna, Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta, all of them Democrats—are easily headed to reelection this year, despite encountering significant changes in district boundaries because of reapportionment based on...
Listen to recordings from County’s charter school public hearings for Navigator, Rocketship
Recordings from the Nov. 20 special meeting, which encompassed two public hearings for the appeals by Navigator Schools and Rocketship Education on their petitions to open charter schools within the Morgan Hill Unified School District, are posted on the Santa Clara County Office of Education website and can be heard by clicking here.
Restaurants pivot again
Downtown Morgan Hill is rising “out of the ashes” after public health officials lifted the Covid-19 order that prohibited outdoor dining. Kerry Wallace, Morgan Hill Downtown Association board member, said restaurants were encouraged to see dining patios busy with customers Jan. 30-31, the first...
Car club to host fundraiser for Morgan Hill family involved in tragic collision
Elisa and Valentina Ornelas—ages 7 and 4, respectively—enjoyed Volkswagens as much as their father, Cesar Ornelas, who is a collector of vintage vehicles. They loved riding in his yellow Bug, which the girls called “the banana,” or his green Volkswagen (“the green bean”) to...
Live Oak High football team in solid position entering stretch run
Live Oak High football coach Mike Gemo likes where his team is at as it enters the stretch run in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division season.
The Acorns are 5-1 overall and 1-0 in league play following a resounding 41-14 win over...
Calera celebrates 50 years of winemaking
Most true lovers of pinot noir have made a pilgrimage to Calera Winery in Hollister, the place that firmly established North America’s ability to produce “the heartbreak grape.”
Calera Wine Company, established in 1975 in the remote hills of San Benito County, was the beautiful...
Community steps up for Read Across America
Morgan Hill Unified’s elementary school students welcomed special guest readers from throughout the community March 2 for the district’s fourth annual Read Across America Read-in event.
