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...
Religion: The answer I wish I had given about Easter
When I was just out of high school, serving a mission for my church, a man once told me that he couldn’t believe that Christ’s death and suffering was all that special. He was a veteran who had witnessed the horrors of war.
He had...
Mary Cortani honored as Woman of the Year
Mary Cortani started Operation Freedom Paws in 2010 with financing from friends and family, and a “passion” to train service dogs and help her fellow military veterans who are struggling with health-related challenges in their daily civilian lives.
Since then, the San Martin-based nonprofit has...
Raising Cane’s eyes Morgan Hill for new location
A popular and growing fast food chain that specializes in fried chicken fingers has its sights set on Morgan Hill for a new location at the southeast corner of Cochrane Road and Butterfield Boulevard.
Representatives of the restaurant, Raising Cane’s, presented their concept to the...
Local students get to Shop With a Cop
Fifty-two lucky fourth-graders got a chance Dec. 19 to finish some holiday shopping—for themselves and their peers—courtesy of Morgan Hill Police officers.
It was the fourth annual Shop With A Cop charity and outreach event, organized by the Morgan Hill Police Officers Association. Before being...
District, charter school spar over financial stability
Despite Morgan Hill Unified’s board of education supporting Charter School of Morgan Hill in its application for state rehabilitation funds, local school district leaders refuse to give the charter a passing grade necessary for them to qualify for the $11.5 million request.
Trammell Crow breaks ground on industrial site
Trammell Crow Company and CBRE Investments broke ground last week on the Cochrane Technology Center in north Morgan Hill.
The project is a 500,000-square-foot “Class A business park” located on Highway 101 between Cochrane and Half roads, says a press release from Dallas, Texas-based global...
Esthetician program returns to Gavilan in spring
Gavilan College is now offering an Esthetician program for its students starting in the spring semester, which runs Jan. 30 through May 26.
Knudsen announces resignation from MHUSD board of trustees
Terri Eves Knudsen on July 2 announced her resignation from the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees, nearly two years into her four-year term.
Knudsen said she is resigning for health reasons and due to her plans to move outside MHUSD boundaries. Her...
