Bonnie Tognazzini: ‘Educator of the Year’
Though she operates an office instead of a classroom, Bonnie Tognazzini has had her finger on the pulse of Morgan Hill education for more than two decades – and she’ll being recognized for her commitment when Tognazzini is named “Educator of the Year” at the Jan. 26 Celebrate Morgan Hill Awards.
Increased tuberculosis cases reported in Santa Clara County
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department recently released new data showing a 19% increase in new tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses in the county in 2023, compared to the previous year.
This follows a 6% increase in new TB diagnoses in the county for 2022,...
County makes Narcan available at all public libraries
Santa Clara County will begin providing the opioid overdose-reversing medicine naloxone in all county library branches in an effort to make the treatment more widely available.
The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 4 to make naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, available at all...
Kids build brick bots
Brick bots blazed trails at the annual NorCal FIRST LEGO League Silicon Valley Championship in Morgan Hill Sunday, Jan. 28.
City council approves Butterfield Fire Station contract
Gilroy-based Kent Construction has been awarded a nearly $8 million construction contract to build a new fire station for the City of Morgan Hill.
The new, 6,065-square-foot Morgan Hill Fire Department station will be located at 17285 Butterfield Blvd., at the former site of the...
Local hospitals thrive five years after county purchase
After nearly losing two critical medical centers in Santa Clara County five years ago to bankruptcy, both are now thriving and experiencing tremendous growth under the stewardship of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, according to county officials.
O’Connor Hospital (OCH) in San Jose, St. Louise Regional...
South County woman sentenced to jail for role in U.S. Capitol breach
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Mariposa Castro, of Gilroy, to 45 days in jail Feb. 23 for her participation in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Castro, also known as Imelda Castro, was also ordered to pay a $5,000...
County reports ‘surge’ in fentanyl overdoses
Law enforcement authorities are warning the public about the dangers of fentanyl after a surge of overdoses on the powerful opioid drug in recent weeks.
That surge includes seven deaths among homeless residents in San Jose in the last three weeks, and a fatal Aug....
