Gavilan College mulling Covid-19 vaccination mandate
Gavilan College is looking to require all students and employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as in-person classes resume in the near future.
At its first public meeting under the same roof since March 2020, the college’s Board of Trustees on July 13 voted unanimously...
Police ID suspect in Gilroy native’s murder
Police released the name and photo of a man who allegedly shot and killed Gilroy native Tatyanna Mariah Lopez and her unborn child in an April incident in Merced.
The Merced Police Department on July 16 posted on Facebook that officers are looking for Jonathan...
Police investigate homicide in Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill Police are investigating a shooting homicide that occurred Monday night at the intersection of Monterey Road and Spring Avenue.
About 9pm July 19, officers responded to a report of a “man down” in the roadway on Monterey Road, next to Mr. Hong’s restaurant,...
Live Oak lacrosse players reach ‘Pinnacle’
Five incoming sophomores and juniors from Live Oak High’s lacrosse team—Luke Richey, Ben Ledwith, Nolan Ledwith, Collin Fisher and Colby Allen—in May were selected to play for Pinnacle, a premier traveling team based out of Sacramento.
The players recently returned from a trip to the...
Bay Area health officers encourage masking indoors
A coalition of Bay Area health officials urged residents across the region Friday to resume wearing a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status following an uptick in Covid-19 cases.
Officials in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties and...
Stump dominates on the bump
Landon Stump has a predicament most people would love to inherit.
“I have trouble gaining weight,” the incoming Live Oak High junior said. “One of my goals this summer is to put on at least five pounds. I try to eat as much as I...
Local Scene: Where’s Waldo?
Find Waldo to win prizes
Where’s Waldo?
It’s an age-old question, one that Morgan Hill residents will try to answer.
Throughout July, BookSmart continues the tradition of hosting a month-long event known as Find Waldo Local, during which kids can crawl over town looking for small figurines...
Group pushes for vote on Monterey Road lane reduction
A group of Morgan Hill residents hopes to settle the question of whether Monterey Road through the city’s downtown should be reduced to two lanes by letting the voters decide.
Sally Casas, who lives in downtown Morgan Hill, is the proponent of an initiative for...
Goats help create defensible space
With the ongoing drought brought on by recent consecutive drier-than-normal winters, conditions are primed for another busy, potentially devastating wildfire season, according to authorities.
One of the most effective things property owners can do to prevent the spread of wildfires is to create a buffer...
Gemma Abels Scholarship available for local high school seniors
Two local nonprofits that serve South County are partnering for a college scholarship program in honor of local educator, activist and labor organizer Gemma Abels.
The Edward Boss Prado Foundation and Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) South County will present two $2,500 scholarships to...
